“We exchanged messages just hours ago”: Brian Lara baffled by Andrew Symonds death in car crash

Dixit Bhargav | 15/05/2022
"We exchanged messages just hours ago": Brian Lara baffled by Andrew Symonds death in car crash

Brian Lara baffled by Andrew Symonds death: The former West Indian captain couldn’t believe the tragic incident which happened last night.

Former West Indies captain Brian Lara is baffled by the sudden and tragic demise of former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds last night.

Lara is among the numerous former and current international cricketers who shared condolences with Symonds’ family after the 46-year old died in a single-vehicle car crash near Townsville. Symonds, who was living in Townsville since his international retirement, was the single occupant in his car.

“Australian cricket has lost another of its very best,” Cricket Australia chairman Lachlan Henderson said in a statement. “Andrew was a generational talent who was instrumental in Australia’s success at World Cups and as part of Queensland’s rich cricket history.”

Symonds, who had played 238 matches for Australia between 1998-2009, had played his first and last international matches against Pakistan in the sub-continent. It was for Mumbai Indians in Champions League Twenty20 2011 that Symonds had last taken part in a competitive T20 tournament.

Brian Lara baffled by Andrew Symonds death in car crash

Lara took to his social media platform Twitter handle to express disbelief regarding Symonds’ death. A heartbroken 53-year old Lara revealed that he had exchanged messages with Symonds “just hours” ago the accident happened.

Readers must note that Lara and Symonds had played 24 ODIs and two Test matches against each other between 2001-2007. Currently in India as the Strategic Advisor and Batting Coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League 2022, Lara was among the many individuals who woke up to this devastating news on Sunday.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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