Published 23:47 IST, September 25th 2020

Dean Jones death: Ex-Australian batsman's top records in international cricket

After the Dean Jones death news, here is a look at his illustrious career. The Australian legend passed away at 59 due to a cardiac arrest earlier this week.

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Australian legend Dean Jones, who was a part of brocasting team in Dream11 IPL 2020, suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away at 59 years of because of same. development of event has left fans and people from cricket fraternity in shock. Dean Jones was a prolific cricketer who took up coaching and brocasting assignments in latter half of his career.

Dean Jones also was a part of brocasting team for Dream11 IPL 2020. cricketer's death has left a void that will be tough to fill for fans of sport. Let us look at highlights from illustrious career he h. 

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Dean Jones death: A look at his cricket career 

Dean Jones was first included in Australia Test side in year 1984 for  West Indies series. Based on his impressive batting performances, batsman went on to feature in 54 Test matches for Australia with a staggering aver of 46.55. stalwart represented his country in 164 ODIs and amassed over 6,000 runs in format. Jones was hailed as one of smartest brains in cricket, and his approach in ODIs was phemenal. 

Fondly referred to as 'Professor Dea' by his colleagues, he played his most memorable innings against India in Chennai in 1986, where he was vomiting on pitch due to severe heat. Being tough bloke he was, he battled it out in middle to score a double century despite unfavourable circumstances. Dean Jones won Australian Cricketer of Year award in 1990 for his consistent performances and cemented his place in star-studded Australian line-up. batsman was instrumental in country's success in 1987 World Cup in India as well.

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Dean Jones commentary and coaching aspirations 

'Professor Dea' was popular for his distinctive commentary during several high-profile cricket tournaments. He was a regular feature in Indian Premier League. Alongside his commentary stints with various leagues in India, including Karnataka Premier League and Tamil Nu Premier League, former cricketer also h coaching interests. Dean Jones was associated with Islamab United and Karachi Kings in Pakistan Super League as a he coach. During his time as a commentator for Shpeza Cricket League of Afghanistan in 2017, Australian h narrowly escaped a bomb blast. 

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23:47 IST, September 25th 2020