{"id":93654,"date":"2020-09-24T17:26:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T11:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=93654"},"modified":"2020-09-25T11:51:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T06:21:21","slug":"former-australian-cricketer-dean-jones-dies-in-mumbai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/latest-news\/former-australian-cricketer-dean-jones-dies-in-mumbai\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones dies in Mumbai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones died of a massive heart attack at the age of 59 in Mumbai on Thursday. A part of the Star Sports commentary team, Jones was in a bio-secure bubble in a seven-star hotel in Mumbai. He was assigned to do off-tube commentary on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 currently underway in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jones has been an active cricket analyst and is known for his outspoken nature. He is a popular figure in the Indian media. His show &#8216;Prof Deano&#8217; was extremely popular on NDTV. He has commentated in various leagues of India and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean Mervyn Jones played Tests and ODIs for Australia. Jones played 52 Tests scoring 3631 runs with an average of 46.55. Jones scored 11 centuries with 216 as his best score in second tied test in history in 1986 against India at Madras (now Chennai). He was an important member of Allan Border&#8217;s team. Jones also played 164 ODIs and scored 6068 runs with the help of seven centuries and 46 fifties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Star India, in its official statement, said, &#8220;It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing away of Mr. Dean Mervyn Jones. We express our deep condolences to his family and stand ready to support them in this difficult time. We are in touch with the Australian High Commission to make the necessary arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/bombay-high-court-asks-bmc-whatll-happen-to-partly-demolished-kangana-ranaut-office-in-rains\/\">Bombay High Court asks BMC: What\u2019ll happen to partly-demolished Kangana Ranaut office in rains?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K7yjbl12CB\">pic.twitter.com\/K7yjbl12CB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarSportsIndia\/status\/1309094284625408001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Dean Jones was one of the great ambassadors of the game associating himself with cricket development across South Asia. He was passionate about discovering new talent and nurturing young cricketers. He was a champion commentator whose presence and presentation of the game always brought joy to millions of fans. He will be sorely missed by everyone at Star and his millions of fans across the globe.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are the cricketers from India who expresses their grief and condolence for Dean Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely heartbreaking news about Dean Jones passing away.<br>A wonderful soul taken away too soon. Had the opportunity to play against him during my first tour of Australia.<br>May his soul rest in peace and my condolences to his loved ones. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u6oEY1h7zz\">pic.twitter.com\/u6oEY1h7zz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_rt\/status\/1309086377351544834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shocked to hear about the tragic loss of Dean Jones. Praying for strength and courage to his family and friends. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>&mdash; Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imVkohli\/status\/1309083592367263744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very, very sad news. Rest in Peace, Professor Deano. Sending my condolences to his loved ones.<\/p>&mdash; hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hardikpandya7\/status\/1309087540608151553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saddened to hear the news of Dean Jones passing away. Still cannot believe it. Was one of my favourite commentators, he was on air in many of my landmarks. Had really fond memories with him. Will miss him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FZBTqIEGdx\">pic.twitter.com\/FZBTqIEGdx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virendersehwag\/status\/1309076645857370113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gone to soon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfDeano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ProfDeano<\/a> RIP Deano \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f condolences to family \ud83d\ude4f Very sad to hear the news..<\/p>&mdash; Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harbhajan_singh\/status\/1309081076061667328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones died of a massive heart attack at the age of 59 in Mumbai on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":93658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[17,1511],"tags":[96480,96477,74198,96478,96479,96481,88621],"yst_prominent_words":[],"ppma_author":[140543],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24171413\/dean-jones-new-min-1.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":140543,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"apnnewsdesk","display_name":"APN Live","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/478eacb893eda88aa6ed8d99b005bf58?s=96&r=g"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93654"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93654"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=93654"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=93654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- html is corrupted -->