Virender Sehwag, Harsha Bhogle & others shocked by Dean Jones' demise; tributes pour in

As former Australian cricketer Dean Jones passed away on Tuesday, several cricketers and commentators paid ir tributes to cricketing legend. Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag remembered that Jones was on air during many of his landmarks, ding that he was opener's 'favourite commentator'. Jones died of a heart attack on Thursday and was 59 years old. He was also a part of IPL joining Star Sports commentary team in Mumbai. 

Fellow commentator Harsha Bhogle was also shocked by news, while Kings XI Punjab paid ir heartfelt tribute to former Australian batsman. Team India skipper also expressed his condolences to family and friends of Jones. Here's how world of cricket reacted to shocking news: 

Jones me his debut in 1984

former Australian batsman was a prolific cricket analyst and continued his career in cricket even after hanging up his boots. 

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 during Tests and 44.61 during ODIs. Australian is also remembered for his excellent fielding during his time. During his prime time, he was regarded as one of best ODI batsman across globe. 

He has scored more than 3,600 runs for Australia in tests and more than 6,000 ODI runs. In 2019, Dean Jones was inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

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