Phillip Hughes 1988 - 2014

[SLICKR392]

A-League game in Melb

[beetle]

For tributes, follow the #PutYourBatsOut - it's a wonderful tribute to Hughes. From Google, to Pakistan in Sharjah to everyone has put their bats out. Gilchrist Kids Steve Smith More here - http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/803925.html

Put Your Bats Out .....What a beautiful tribute. So simple and so dignified.The best ever.

[sscomp32]

Put Your Bats Out .....What a beautiful tribute. So simple and so dignified.The best ever.

+1. MY Tribute to hughes.

[adi B]

+1. MY Tribute to hughes.

good job :nice:

[SLICKR392]

+1. MY Tribute to hughes.

Nice :)

[Lord]

+1. MY Tribute to hughes.

:hatsoff:

[CoverDrive]

speaking of great personal losses and cricket and when things become bigger than game - read this news from 2006 http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/father-dead-he-bats-to-save-delhi/18988/0

When 18-year-old Delhi batsman Virat Kohli started his slow walk back after scoring a chanceless 90 this afternoon at Kotla, rival Karnataka players did not know whether to celebrate his innings or his dismissal. Kohli was on 40 at close of play on Monday and his team staring at a follow-on with the last recognized pair in the middle. This morning, along with Puneet Bisht who scored 156, Kohli saw his side through to safety. But not many thought Kohli would be able to report at the dressing room this morning, let alone bat. He lost his father, Prem Kohi, 54, at 3 this morning. His teammates were surprised when he came back to play. The team desperately needed him but they told him he was more needed at home. But he insisted: "I want to bat." Kohli looked blank but was focused and kept telling his partner Bisht to "stay at the wicket." Kohli burst into the Delhi Ranji team with a series of big knocks at all levels in age-group tournaments. He scored 251 against Himachal Pradesh in an under-17 match in 2005, got a call for India under-19 and made 123 against England. He made his debut against Tamil Nadu this season. When he was declared out at 90 before lunch, though the bat had brushed the pad as replays showed, his team was clearly out of trouble. "We asked him what made him come here. And we also told him that if he decided to go back and be with his family, the entire team would support him. He decided to play. That is an act of great commitment to the team and his innings turned out to be crucial," said skipper Mitthun Manhas. "Hats off to his attitude and determination. It's unfortunate that he missed out on a hundred but what matters today is that how he played, not how much he made," added coach Chetan Chauhan. The rival team, too, was all praise for the youngster's determination. "As soon as we heard the news, the entire team walked up to him and offered our condolences. But Virat played superbly. I mean an innings like this really shows what stuff he's made of. It's not easy to connect to the game and you tend to have an overflow of emotions but he played a superb knock," said Venkatesh Prasad, Karnataka coach. At around 12, Kohli watched the replay of his dismissal in the dressing room once and convinced that he was not out, shook his head, quietly removed his pads and told his teammates he was now heading back. At 3.30, his father was cremated.

[Crookbond]

^ That has been posted and discussed here on ICF. It will be nice if we kept this thread to Hughes. A former athlete pays a very emotional tribute to Hughes. mtIxpbSSeX0

[goose]

This done me in. A tribute from Benaud. EghQlFMMZqQ

[BlueBee]

My tribute to Hughes. #putoutyourbats https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3hGk4XCcAE99eZ.jpg

[Crookbond]

A tribute to Hughes in Macksville, his hometown The England team pays tribute in Colombo

[Brainfade]

Terrible tragedy. Words do no justice. Also, spare a small thought for Sean Abbott. He must be among the saddest.

[flamy]

This is horrible. RIP, Philip Hughes. The bowler, Sean Abbott, must be feeling wretched. Tragic.

[maniac]

Rip Phil Hughes :(( Sean Abbott stay strong.....scared for this kid now :((

[rkt.india]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/805111.html

[Precambrian]

speaking of great personal losses and cricket and when things become bigger than game - read this news from 2006 http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/father-dead-he-bats-to-save-delhi/18988/0

Full credit to Kohli. He's a super strong fellow mentally, like Tendulkar. But then, most of us are humans, and understandably Aussies also are. They lost someone who was supposed to be with them in the dressing room by now, so that's going right at their guts. I lost a dear friend just days before my CA exams began. I still don't know how I managed to write those exams (passed though). Sometimes we just need to honor someone who fell on the way, look back and appreciate things like mortality. Helps us to see things in better light.

[FischerTal]

Full credit to Kohli. He's a super strong fellow mentally, like Tendulkar. But then, most of us are humans, and understandably Aussies also are. They lost someone who was supposed to be with them in the dressing room by now, so that's going right at their guts. I lost a dear friend just days before my CA exams began. I still don't know how I managed to write those exams (passed though). Sometimes we just need to honor someone who fell on the way, look back and appreciate things like mortality. Helps us to see things in better light.

my father lost his best friend the day i was born.

[Sooda]

I had tears in my eyes watching Clarkes conference reading out the teams statement, he was really emotional.

[Lord]

I had tears in my eyes watching Clarkes conference reading out the teams statement' date=' he was really emotional.[/quote'] yes could really feel it.:(( for others aVgRb57AXe0

[yoda]

Really sad. Shocked to read that he actually passed away. Thought he was in recovery after the initial surgery only to read about the seriousness of the injury later. RIP.