Australian legendary cricketer Andrew Symonds Passes Away
Australian legendary cricketer Andrew Symonds is no more, died in a car accident
Former Australian Test cricketer Andrew Symonds has died in a vehicular auto accident near Townsville in northeastern Australia. He was 46 years old.
Cricket Australia reported Symonds’ death on its website on Sunday, citing a police statement with details of the accident late Saturday.
It described Symonds as “a hero during the peak of his international playing career and one of Australian cricket’s most accomplished all-rounders”.
It wrote, “Queenslander was a larger-than-life man who gained a wide fan base during his peak years, not only for his tough ways but for his larrikin persona.”
Symonds played 26 Test matches for Australia and scored two centuries, but was best known as a limited overs specialist. He played 198 One Day Internationals for Australia and won two World Cups.
After retiring as a player, Symonds became a popular commentator for cricket broadcasters.
Queensland Police said the accident occurred in the Hervey Range, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Townsville. “Preliminary information indicated that the car was driving on Hervey Range Road near the Ellis River Bridge after 11 p.m. when it rolled over.” “Emergency services attempted to revive the 46-year-old driver and sole occupant. However, he died of his injuries,” a police statement said.
The Symonds family appealed for privacy.
Former Australian captain Allan Border was among those who paid tribute to Symonds on Sunday. Border said that Symonds “thrown the ball too far and just wanted to have fun”. “He was kind of an old-fashioned cricketer,” Border told the Nine Network. “He was an adventurer, loved fishing, he loved hiking, camping. People loved his very cool style.”
His style had brought Symonds into conflict throughout his career. In 2008, he missed Australia’s one-day series against Bangladesh due to going fishing, when he was required to attend a team meeting. He was disciplined for violating team rules around alcohol prior to the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup.
The death of legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne in Thailand in March is a huge loss and a bitter blow to Australian cricket. Wicketkeeper Rod Marsh also passed away in March at the age of 74.
Andrew Symonds: The story from the Monkeygate controversy to the Bigg Boss house
Former Australian cricket team legend Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident. According to the information, Symonds’s car crashed in Townsville, Queensland on Saturday night. Symonds was 46 years old.
An accident took place at around 11 pm in the Herve range, about 50 km from the city, on receiving information about the accident, the police immediately reached the spot. In the preliminary investigation, it has come to the fore that the car overturned on the road due to high speed.
According to the information available on the ICC website, Symonds was alone in his car when the accident happened. The accident was so serious that he died on the spot.
About two months before the death of Symonds, the cricket world has lost a legend like Shane Warne. Apart from this, earlier this year, Rod Marsh also died of a heart attack.
Symonds cricket career
Andrew Symonds was once an amazing bowler, excellent batsman and one of the best fielders in cricket history. He has always been counted among the best all-rounders of the cricket world.
Symonds, who made his ODI debut against Pakistan in 1998, took six years to enter the world of Test cricket. In the year 2004, he played his first test match against Sri Lanka.
Andrew, who played 26 Test matches for the country, averaged 40.61 in batting. He played 198 One Day International matches in which he scored 6 centuries and 30 half-centuries. Apart from this, he also managed to take 133 wickets due to off-spin and medium pace bowling.
Talking about his total score in ODIs, he scored 5088 runs. In which his average was 39.75.
He scored a total of 1462 runs in Test cricket, at an average of 40.61. Talking about the strike rate in T20 International cricket, his strike rate was 169.34.
His unbeaten 143 not out played in Johannesburg in Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup file was one of his best innings.
Sports and controversy together
Andrew Symonds was a great player but the controversies related to him were not less.
The monkey-gate dispute with Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh was in the news. This case is from the year 2008. The Test match between India and Australia was going on in Sydney.
Symonds accused Harbhajan of making racist remarks. The matter was so big that Harbhajan was banned for a few matches. Later, Harbhajan Singh’s appeal was heard before ICC Commissioner Justice John Henson and the restrictions imposed on him were lifted. But he was asked to pay a fine of half the match fee.
The seriousness of this matter can also be gauged from the fact that former Australia captain Ricky Ponting in his book ‘The Close of Play’, while referring to the ‘Monkeygate’ controversy, questioned the role of Sachin Tendulkar and in the year 2013 Once again this matter came in the headlines.
However, there was a time when Symonds and Harbhajan Singh played together in the Mumbai Indians team of IPL.
He also remained in the headlines because of Symonds’ alcohol addiction. He also had to bear the brunt of his addiction in the playground, when he was refused to play the match.
When Symonds became a part of Bigg Boss India
Everyone knew the form of Andrew Symonds as a player, but when he reached the Bigg Boss house, he got a different look.
In the fifth season of Bigg Boss, he became a part of the show as a guest. He came out of the house within two weeks. During this, he had a good friendship with Sunny Leone.
During the show, he also learned to make Indian food, roti-sabzi.
It was said that bringing in Sunny Leone and Andrew Symonds was to increase the TRP of the show.
Cricket world expressed grief
All the stalwarts of the sports world have mourned the death of Symonds.
Many players like Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist, Michael Vaughan, Shoaib Akhtar, Sachin Tendulkar have expressed grief over the death of Andrew Symonds.
Harbhajan Singh has also paid tribute to Symonds by tweeting.
Harbhajan’s tweet is also special because this is the player with whom Symonds’s ‘Monkey Gate’ controversy is associated. Harbhajan tweeted, “Shocked to hear about the sudden death of Andrew Symonds. Gone too soon. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Praying for his soul.”
In another tweet, he remembered Symonds as the most honest, funny and dearest friend.
Simmonds was also known as Roy. Gilchrist has also remembered him by this name in his tweet.
Michaelan Bevan wrote – “It is heart breaking. Australian cricketer lost another diamond.”
Glenn Maxwell wrote that he could not even believe this news.
Shoaib Akhtar has tweeted- “Very sad to hear the news of the passing of Andrew Symonds. Had a wonderful time with him.”
Sachin Tendulkar has also remembered Symonds. He wrote- “It is very shocking to be able to absorb this news. Nor was he a brilliant all-rounder. There are many memories associated with him while playing for Mumbai Indians.”
Cricket Australia has written while remembering its illustrious player – We are deeply saddened and shocked by the loss of our beloved Queenslander.
