KitSports » Indian Premier League https://kitsports.com More than sports Mon, 05 Apr 2021 04:24:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.13 Dean Jones dies https://kitsports.com/?p=5431 https://kitsports.com/?p=5431#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2020 02:07:36 +0000 http://kitsports.com/?p=5431 Mumbai, Thursday: Former Australia batsman and cricket commentator Dean Jones, who had been covering the ongoing Indian Premier League from Mumbai, has died of a heart attack, his employer Star India said Thursday.

“It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing away of Mr. Dean Mervyn Jones,” the broadcaster said in a statement.

“He died of a sudden cardiac arrest. We express our deep condolences to his family and stand ready to support them in this difficult time.”

Jones, who played 52 Tests and 164 one-day internationals in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the World Cup in 1987, was one of Australia’s most popular cricketers.

In 1986, he famously struck 210 in the blistering heat of Chennai during cricket’s second-ever tied Test.

He coached in the Pakistan Super League and was also a widely travelled commentator.

“Shocked to hear about the tragic loss of Dean Jones. Praying for strength and courage to his family and friends,” said India’s skipper Virat Kohli on Twitter.

“Really shocking to lose a colleague and a dear friend — Dean Jones. Gone so young. Condolences to the family and may his soul rest in peace,” tweeted India’s head coach Ravi Shastri.

 Star India called Jones “one of the great ambassadors of the game” and praised him for his involvement with the sport’s development across cricket-mad South Asia.

He was passionate about discovering new talent and nurturing young cricketers… He will be sorely missed by everyone at Star and his millions of fans across the globe.”

Jones attracted controversy in 2006 during a series in Sri Lanka when he described South African batsman Hashim Amla, a Muslim, as looking “like a terrorist” due to his long beard.

He was sacked by Ten Sports as a commentator for the remark, for which he later apologized

]]> https://kitsports.com/?feed=rss2&p=5431 0 Australia’s Marsh out of IPL with side strain https://kitsports.com/?p=3992 https://kitsports.com/?p=3992#comments Mon, 02 May 2016 01:05:12 +0000 http://kitsports.com/?p=3992 All-rounder Mitchell Marsh will return home from the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a side strain and will be assessed ahead of Australia’s tour of West Indies next month, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Sunday.

Marsh is the third big casualty at Rising Pune Supergiants, who have already lost former England batsman Kevin Pietersen (calf) and South African Faf du Plessis (finger) to injuries.

“Mitchell experienced some pain over his left abdominal area whilst batting at a training session with his team Pune in the IPL a few days ago,” CA sports science and sports medicine manager Alex Kountouris said in a statement.

“He missed his team’s next game and the pain has not resolved. He had scans in India that suggest he has a side strain injury and will now return home for further assessment and treatment ahead of the tour of the West Indies.”

Australia will compete in a June 5-21 tri-nation one-day series in West Indies, also involving South Africa.

“Once we have a better understanding of the extent of the injury we will be able to advise on his return to play timeframes,” Kountouris added

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