Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds dies in a car accident at the age of 46. He played 26 tests, 198 ODIs and 14 T20Is for Australia from 1998 to 2009. He is survived by his wife Laura and two young children, Chloe and Billy.
Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds dies in a car accident on saturday (May 14) night. He was involved in a single car accident outside Townsville in Queensland state. The 46 year old Andrew Symonds is survived by his wife Laura and two young children, Chloe and Billy.
Australia cricket fraternity is in shock as they witness the death of third Australian player this year. Earlier, Rod Marsh (74) and Shane Warne (52) died due to heart attack.
Andrew Symonds dies aged 46
“Vale Andrew Symonds. We are shocked and saddened by the loss of the loveable Queenslander, who has tragically passed away at the age of 46,” Cricket Australia tweeted.
Born in England, Symonds played 26 tests, 198 ODIs and 14 T20Is for Australia from 1998 to 2009. In his brilliant One Day International career, he made 5088 runs at an average of 39.75.
He made his debut in November 1998 during ODI against Pakistan. In 2003 World Cup, he played a match-winning innings against Pakistan in which he scored 143* runs. Symonds was the part of Australia’s 50-over World Cup triumphs in 2003 and 2007.
Andrew Symonds also remained in some controversies during his career. One of his controversy was ‘monkeygate’ which sent him into a downward spiral. He accused Indian Cricketer Harbhajan Singh of calling him a ‘monkey’ in Sydney’s 2008 New Year test.
Singh denied these allegations but he was banned from next three matches. This decision was overturned when India threatened to quit the tour.
During the 2009 T20 World Cup, Symonds was sent back to home from England as he was found drunk. Afterwards, his career almost came to and end.
He played domestic cricket for Queensland for 17 seasons. He was also the part of Indian Premier League (IPL) in which he played for Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians. Despite the antagonism, Symonds and Harbhajan played together in the IPL. After retirement in 2012, Symonds became a television commentator.
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