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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Sydney, Nov 27 (IANS) The cricket world was left stunned Thursday as Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, who was struck on the head by a cricket ball, died in a hospital here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The 25-year-old Hughes, who represented the national team in 26 Tests between 2009-2013, fractured his skull and suffered massive bleeding in his brain after being hit by pacer Sean Abbot&#39;s bouncer in a Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales (NSW) at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Tuesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Hughes was carried off the ground on a stretcher and treated on the boundary before being rushed to a hospital where he underwent surgery. The match was abandoned following the incident.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The left-hander Hughes was in an induced coma at the St. Vincent&#39;s Hospital here after undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;He never regained consciousness following his injury on Tuesday,&quot; Australian team doctor Peter Brukner said in the statement Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;He was not in pain before he passed and was surrounded by his family and close friends,&quot; Brukner said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;As a cricket community, we mourn his loss and extend our deepest sympathies to Phillip&#39;s family and friends at this incredibly sad time,&quot; he added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Cricket Australia (CA) kindly asks that the privacy of the Hughes family, players and staff be respected.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Hughes scored three Test centuries. He also scored 26 first class centuries and was a prolific scorer for New South Wales, for whom he debuted at the age of 18 and later for South Australia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Hughes was part of Australia&#39;s most recent Test squad, for the series against Pakistan in the UAE, but he was not called on to play a Test in that series.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">CA termed the left-handed Hughes &quot;a rising star&quot; and said the untimely death of the batsman was a long-term loss for cricket in the country.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Just shy of his 26th birthday, Phillip has been taken from us far too young. As a cricketer, he was an incredibly talented and dearly loved member of the Australian, South Australian and Adelaide Strikers squads and a former NSW representative,&quot; CA CEO James Sutherland said in a statement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;He also played county cricket in England and Indian Premier League (IPL) in India. Without doubt he was a rising star whose best cricket was still ahead of him.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Sutherland also said that Hughes had it ion him to have a long career in the game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;The National selectors had certainly identified him as having a long-term future in the game. It was only a few days ago when announcing the first Test team for the forthcoming Indian series that National selector Rod Marsh said, &#39;He&#39;s a hell of a good batsman. He is a very, very good young player who has got 26 first-class hundreds&#39;,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">As a result of this tragic development, the two-day tour match between the CA XI and India was cancelled as a mark of respect towards the luckless cricketer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;CA today advises that the two-day tour match between CA XI and India in Adelaide has been cancelled. The decision has been made in consultation with the players and the Australian Cricketers&#39; Association (ACA), following the tragic passing of Phillip Hughes earlier today,&quot; Pat Howard, CA executive general manager of team performance, said in a statement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The Internaional Cricket Council (ICC) offered its deepest condolences to the family and friends of the Hughes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;We are all shocked and saddened with the news of Phillip&#39;s passing. On behalf of the entire cricket community, I would like to extend my sincere condolences to his family and friends,&quot; ICC chairman N. Srinivasan said in a statement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Former Indian batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar led the cricketing community in offering condolences to the unfortunate star.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Shocked to hear about Phil. Sad day for cricket. Deepest condolences to family, friends and well wishers. RIP,&quot; Tendulkar said of his former teammate at IPL side Mumbai Indians.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Joining the ICC, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian cricket team also offered their condolences to Hughes and his family.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Abbott, whose delivery struck Hughes, was also consoled by the cricketing fraternity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;A very sad day for the world of cricket. So sorry for Phillip Hughes and his family. Spare a thought for Sean Abbott,&quot; Former England skipper Ian Botham tweeted.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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