Pakistan Sports Fraternity mourns death of Dean Jones

Pakistan sports fraternity on Thursday took to Twitter to express grief at the passing away of Australian Cricket Legend Dean Jones.

Dean Jones, 59 died due to a massive heart attack. Dean Jones was in a bio-secure bubble in a seven-star hotel in Mumbai.

Cricketer Hassan Ali tweeted:

2020 cannot get worse😭 really saddened about news on Dean Jones legendary cricketer and an even better person.

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— Hassan Ali 🇵🇰 (@RealHa55an) September 24, 2020

Muhammad Hafeez said:

Sad news @ProfDeano passed away #RIP condolences to His family pic.twitter.com/AStIlug8G8

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) September 24, 2020

Muhammad Amir said he was shocked.

really shocking to me u will b missed 😔 pic.twitter.com/fVD6MzZMHK

— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) September 24, 2020

Imad Wasim said:

I just wish this wasn’t true. So shocked and heartbroken to hear about the death of Dean Jones😭 cannot believe this

— Imad Wasim (@simadwasim) September 24, 2020

Shadab Khan said: My first coach at the big stage at Islamabad United Professor Deano is no more. Thank you for everything coach, may you rest in peace. Rest in peace professor.

My first coach at the big stage at @IsbUnited: @ProfDeano is no more. Thank you for everything coach, may you rest in peace. Rest in peace professor. pic.twitter.com/zq2Tf6WI9Q

— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) September 24, 2020

Wahab Riaz said:

Shocked to hear the news regarding the passing of Dean Jones. He really loved Pakistan cricket and was an amazing man. Thoughts with his family at this difficult time.

Shocked to hear the news regarding the passing of Dean Jones. He really loved Pakistan cricket and was an amazing man. Thoughts with his family at this difficult time.

— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) September 24, 2020

Dean Jones played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs for Australia during an international career which spanned 8 years between 1984 and 1992. He scored 3631 runs in red-ball cricket at an average of 46.55 with 11 hundreds and 14 half-centuries.

In one-day internationals he amassed 6068 runs at 44.61 with 7 hundreds and 46 fifties.

Popularly known as “Professor Deano”, the Victorian was famous for his attacking batting style as a top-order batsman in one-day internationals. Jones played 245 first-class matches in which he amassed a total of 19,188 runs at an average of 51.85 with 55 centuries and 88 half-centuries.