‘We love you,’ Michael Clarke reads a statement from Phillip Hughes' family
Sydney: Phil Hughes' dear friend and Australian skipper Michael Clarke read out a family statement at a media conference in Sydney after the sad demise of the young and promising Australian batsman on Thursday.
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Clarke is not someone to break down easily. But he looked disturbed by the loss of his compatriot and friend.
"We love you" - @MClarke23 on behalf of Phillip Hughes's family as the cricket world mourns: http://t.co/CP5eqB6E2B https://t.co/82jdiYP3EW
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) November 27, 2014
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Transcript of the statement:
"We're devastated by the loss of our much-loved son and brother Phillip."
"It's been a very difficult few days, we appreciate all the support we have received from family, friends, players, Cricket Australia and the general public.
"Cricket was Phillip's life and we as a family shared that love of the game with him. We would like to thank all the medical and nursing staff at St Vincent's Hospital and Cricket New South Wales medical staff for their great efforts with Phillip.
"We love you."
Michael Clarke was among the first to rush to the hospital to see Hughes after he was admitted.
The cricket world was shell-shocked as the news of Phil Hughes broke out on Thursday. The Australian batsman was knocked out by a bouncer during the Sheffield Sheild game on Tuesday. While he was immediately rushed to the hospital, he could not recover from the blow.
