Former Australian captain and commentator Dean Jones passes away in Mumbai due to cardiac arrest

Former Australia cricketer and commentator Dean Jones passed away on Thursday afternoon due a cardiac arrest. Jones was 59 years old. At the time of his death, the former Australian batsman was in Mumbai to fulfil his commitments for the host broadcasters of the Indian Premier League. He suffered a massive heart attack at a hotel in Mumbai after 12 PM on Thursday. 

"It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing away of Mr. Dean Mervyn Jones AM. He died of a sudden cardiac arrest. 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. 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,” an official statement, confirming the death read.

Dean Jones played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs for Australia during an international career which spanned 8 years between 1984 and 1992. He scored 3631 runs in red-ball cricket at an average of 46.55 with 11 hundreds and 14 half-centuries. 

In one-day internationals he amassed 6068 runs at 44.61 with 7 hundreds and 46 fifties. 

Apart from this, Jones also played 245 first-class matches in which he amassed a total of 19,188 runs at an average of 51.85 with 55 centuries and 88 half-centuries. He was very active as a broadcaster post retirement and was a familiar face in the IPL as well as Tamil Nadu Premier League.