WELLINGTON: Cricket scoreboards around the world carried tributes to Australian batsman Phillip Hughes on Friday, while condolence messages flooded social media as the sporting world reacted to an untimely death not experienced since Ayrton Senna's in 1994.
The 25-year-old died on Thursday, two days after he suffered a horrendous and 'freak' injury when he was struck in the neck by a short-pitched ball from New South Wales bowler Sean Abbott in a first-class game at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Flags in Australia were flying at half-mast while the lefthander's death dominated newspapers and media bulletins in the country, where the sport is the only truly national game and enjoys massive support.
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