The cricket world is in shock after the death of Australian cricketing legend Andrew Symonds, who died in a car accident on Saturday night.
According to the reports, the 46-year-old all-rounder Symonds died in a single-car crash outside of Townsville after his car rolled off the road. The police said that the emergency services attempted to revive the 46-year-old Symonds, who was travelling alone. However, Symonds died of his injuries on the spot.
Symonds represented Australia in 26 Test matches, 198 ODIs and 14 T20Is for Australia, enjoying tremendous success across the limited formats of the game.
Following the tragic loss, tributes have poured in from all corners of the sporting world for one of the game’s greatest all-rounders.
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh tweeted that he was shocked to hear about the sudden demise of Andrew Symonds.
Shocked to hear about the sudden demise of Andrew Symonds. Gone too soon. Heartfelt condolences to the family and friends. Prayers for the departed soul 🙏#RIPSymonds
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 15, 2022
Former Indian Cricketer Suresh Raina expressed his sadness over the death of Symonds and said life is really unpredictable, adding that he was shocked to hear about the sudden demise of Andrew Symonds.
“My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. Rest in peace you legend,” he tweeted.
Life is really unpredictable, shocked to hear about the sudden demise of Andrew Symonds. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. Rest in peace you legend. #GoneTooSoon
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) May 15, 2022
Opener Shikhar Dhawan also expressed his condolences to Symond’s family and friends.
Shocking news #AndrewSymonds! My condolences to his family and friends. May God bless his soul 🙏 pic.twitter.com/6RBUQNwVcy
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 15, 2022
Former Australian fast bowler and Andrew Symonds teammate Jason Gillespie tweeted, “Horrendous news to wake up to. Utterly devastated. We are all gonna miss you mate.”
Horrendous news to wake up to.
— Jason Gillespie 🌱 (@dizzy259) May 14, 2022
Utterly devastated. We are all gonna miss you mate.☹️ #RIPRoy
“This really hurts,” tweeted former Australian teammate Adam Gilchrist.
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) May 14, 2022
“Simmo .. This doesn’t feel real.” said former England captain Michael Vaughan as he paid tributes.
Simmo .. This doesn’t feel real .. #RIP ❤️
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 14, 2022
Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said that he was devastated to hear about Andrew Symonds passing away in a car crash in Australia. “We shared a great relationship on & off the field. Thoughts & prayers with the family,” he tweeted.
Devastated to hear about Andrew Symonds passing away in a car crash in Australia. We shared a great relationship on & off the field. Thoughts & prayers with the family. #AndrewSymonds pic.twitter.com/QMZMCwLdZs
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) May 14, 2022
A few other cricketers from across the world also shared their condolences after the tragic death of Andrew Symonds.
Heartbreaking. Aussie cricket losing another hero.
— Michael Bevan (@mbevan12) May 15, 2022
Stunned. Co-team members 2003 World Cup. Amazing talent.
RIP SIMMO 😥
Shocking news to wake up to here in India. Rest in peace my dear friend. Such tragic news 💔🥲 pic.twitter.com/pBWEqVO6IY
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 15, 2022
Horrible way to wake up on a Sunday morning!! One powerful player i played against! Gone way to soon💔 You’ll be missed by the entire cricket fraternity. Rest In Peace legend🙏🏽 #RIPRoy pic.twitter.com/VhOJkxTV6w
— Farveez Maharoof (@farveezmaharoof) May 15, 2022
Daam… Lord be with us. Another one 💔💔#RIPAndrewSymonds
— Daren Sammy (@darensammy88) May 15, 2022
Andrew Symonds made his Australia debut during an ODI against Pakistan in 1998. The all-rounder played more than 200 ODIs, scoring over 5000 runs at an average of 39.75. The middle-order batsman has scored six centuries and 30 half-centuries and has also taken 133 wickets. In addition, he played 26 tests, scoring 1462 runs with two centuries and ten fifties.
