Dean Jones Was Set To Mentor Australia's T20 Team, Reveals Justin Langer

The sudden demise of former Australian cricketer Dean Jones came as a shock to the entire cricketing fraternity. The stylish batsman who featured in 52 Tests and 164 one-day internationals for the Aussies, died due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday at a hotel in India. The 59-year-old was working as a part of the IPL 2020 commentary panel.

Australia coach Justin Langer gave an emotional tribute to the fearless batsman. Hailing his double century knock against India in 1986, Langer said,

“His double century in Madras was one of the greatest and most courageous innings of all time.”

Langer went on to shower praise on Jones by recognizing his role in Australia’s 1987 World Cup win and the 1989 Ashes series which Australia won 4-0. He also revealed that Jones was set to be brought in as the mentor for the Australian t20 team’s preparation for the T20 World Cup next year.

 “So sadly that’s not going to happen,” Langer said.

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Langer added that Dean Jones had helped him immensely as the Australian coach over the past two years.

“He’s helped me as the Australian coach over the last couple of years.”

Not only Justin Langer but players like Sachin Tendulkar and Scott Morrison also penned down beautiful notes remembering Dean Jones.

“A wonderful soul taken away too soon. Had the opportunity to play against him during my first tour of Australia. May his soul rest in peace and my condolences to his loved ones,” Tendulkar wrote.

“A true entertainer at the crease, whose flair with the bat and electric running between the wickets changed the game forever. A genuine good guy & a huge loss,” added Morrison.

Dean Jones ended his Test career with 3,631 runs which had 11 hundreds and 14 half-centuries. He also scored over 6,000 runs in One Day Internationals with 7 hundreds and 46 fifties.

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