Ex-South Africa pacer Vernon Philander's brother tragically shot dead in Cape Town

Former South African cricketer Vern Philander put out a statement on Wednesday confirming death of his younger bror Tyrone  Philander. prolific all-rounder and his family issued a statement via official Twitter account of Loud House Media,  content hub of media, marketing and communication professional Gasant Abarder. statement was posted on Loud House Media's Twitter account.

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South African cricketer Vern Philander's bror shot de

Tyrone Philander, bror of Proteas all-rounder, Vern Philander was shot de in family’s hometown of Ravensme, South Africa on Wednesday. Vern confirmed s news on Twitter on Thursday in an official statement, in which he was quoted as saying: “Our family is coming to terms with brutal murder in my hometown of Ravensme earlier today. I would like to ask that family’s privacy be respected during this difficult time." He has asked fans to give family some to absorb shock of losing ir son and bror.

In his statement, Philander also wrote that - “ murder is w subject of a police investigation and we respectfully ask that media give police to conduct a thorough investigation. re are details around incident at moment and speculation will make it very difficult for us as a family to mourn in peace. Tyrone is forever in our hearts. May his soul rest in peace.”

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According to local reports, Tyrone Philander was transporting a tanker of water to someone in  neighbourhood, on Wednesday afteron, October 7, when incident took place. According to reports, Philander's mor and or family members were in ir house closeby at time and raced outside when shots rang out through neighbourhood. Vern Philander has two or brors, Brandon and Darryl. 

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Vern Philander's South Africa cricket career

Vern Philander retired from international cricket in December 2019, playing his last Test match for South Africa against England, on January 24, 2020. After making his international debut in 2007, at of 22, Philander played 64 Tests and 30 ODIs for South Africa. He scored 1,779 Test runs and 151 ODI runs for South Africa, and 4,941 and 1,418 runs respectively in First Class and List-A cricket. He h signed on with English county side Somerset this year but deal did t go through on account of  coronavirus pandemic. 

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