Australia cricket legend Dean Jones passed away due to a sudden cardiac arrest in Mumbai at the age of 59.
Widely known as ‘Professor Deano’ was part of the Star Sports commentary panel for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), which is being played in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Born in Melbourne, Jones played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs for Australia during an international career which spanned eight years between 1984 and 1992. He scored 3631 runs in red-ball cricket at an average of 46.55 with 11 hundreds and 14 half-centuries.
In one-day internationals he amassed 6068 runs at 44.61 with 7 hundreds and 46 fifties.
The news of his sudden demise spread like a wild fire and became top trend on social site Twitter, with messages from his fans and cricketers.
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