Philippe Huge death anniversary: Australian cricketer Philip Hughes was paid emotional tribute on his 10th death anniversary. Hughes died in 2014 after being hit on the neck by a ball from Sean Abbott during a match. His family and friends remembered him. Sean Abbott was also seen crying.
Sydney: Today is the 10th death anniversary of Phillip Hughes. This Australian cricketer died 10 years ago on this day after being hit by a ball on the neck while batting. On the anniversary of Phillip Hughes, his family and friends paid tribute and during this, Sean Abbott was also seen wiping tears. Sean Abbott was the bowler, whose ball hit Hughes and he died in the hospital several days later.
Phillip Hughes was hit by a fatal ball during the Sheffield Shield match played between New South Wales and South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2014. The New South Wales players observed a minute's silence before the start of play on Wednesday, the fourth day of the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania, and also consoled Abbott in the meantime.
Hughes, who played 26 Tests, 25 ODIs and one T20 International for Australia, died three days before his 26th birthday. To pay tribute to Hughes, players playing in the Sheffield Shield have been wearing black bands in matches since Saturday.
