Dean Jones death: Irfan Pathan mourns tragic demise of former Australian cricketer

Former Australian cricketer and rewned commentator Dean Jones passed away on Thursday, September 24 due to a heart attack. 59-year-old was in Mumbai as part of Star Sports commentary team for ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. sudden Dean Jones death came as a shock to cricketing fraternity, especially to former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan as evidenced from his recent post on Twitter.

ICC’s post on Dean Jones death

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Dean Jones death during Dream11 IPL 2020: Irfan Pathan reacts to sudden demise

On September 24, just moments after news of Dean Jones' death broke, cricketer-turned-commentator Irfan Pathan expressed his shock over Australian’s demise. In his tweet, former all-rounder wrote that he is absolutely “shocked” and “sdened” over demise of his fellow commentator, stating that ex-Australian cricketer was “fine” in morning. Irfan Pathan also revealed that he h a video chat with commentator’s son a couple of days ago when situation was fine and “rmal”, stressing on suddenness of Dean Jones' death.

Irfan Pathan expresses “shock” over Dean Jones death

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Dean Jones cause of death

In an official statement on Dean Jones' death, Star India confirmed demise of commentator. network revealed a sudden cardiac arrest as Dean Jones cause of death. Star India ded that y are currently in touch with Australian High Commission to make necessary arrangements after Dean Jones' death. Star India lavished praised on former Australian cricketer, who was part of ir Dream11 IPL 2020 commentary panel.

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Dean Jones' career at a glance

Dean Jones me his debut for Australia in 1984 against West Indies and went on to play 52 Tests at highest level. Throughout his tenure, Jones averd 46.55 in Tests and 44.61 across ODIs. Australian is also remembered for his excellent fielding during his playing days. At his prime, he was regarded as one of best ODI batsmen across globe. He scored more than 9,000 international runs for Australia across formats. In 2019, Dean Jones was inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

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Im source: PTI