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| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Nov 27, 2017, 05:27 PM IST
Three years ago today, cricket witnessed one of its biggest tragedies - the deat of Phillip Hughes. The young Australian died on on November 27 2014, two days after he was hit in the neck by a bouncer while playing Sheffield Shield cricket at the SCG.
He was three days short of his 26th birthday.
The outpouring of grief, tributes and emotion at the time was like nothing Australian or even world cricket had ever seen before.
On Monday, even as Australia celebrated beating England in the first Ashes test in Brisbane, Phil Hughes was on everyone's mind.
David Warner looked towards the sky when he reached 63 not out, the same tally that Hughes had amassed when he was fatally struck during a Sheffield Shield match in 2014, during Australia’s second innings on Monday.
Members of the Australian team wore black armbands in memory and honour of the boy from Macksville.
ICYMI: @TheBarmyArmy mark the third anniversary of Phillip Hughes' death with "There's only one Phil Hughes' rendition https://t.co/Tf6AWPg8HB pic.twitter.com/XEo1XKQ1kG — telegraph_sport (@telegraph_sport) November 27, 2017
Players and fans from around the world paid tribute to Phil Hughes.
3 years have passed and I'm still missing you bro #408
A post shared by Steve Smith (@steve_smith49) on
Never forgotten #408 pic.twitter.com/XSKBCtKIia — Cricket Australia (@CAComms) November 26, 2017
On the anniversary of his tragic passing, we remember Phillip Hughes today. #63notout pic.twitter.com/JwjZQP50j2 — England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) November 26, 2017
Miss you bro 408 always with us — Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) November 26, 2017
3 years. RIP Phil Hughes. — Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) November 26, 2017
Big day for @CricketAus to go 1-0 up in the ashes, 3 years on after Phil passed away. Always in our hearts and minds Hughesy. #RIP #408 — Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) November 26, 2017
