Sydney, Nov 28: Tributes continued to pour in for Australia batsman Phil Hughes who passed away yesterday (November 27).
In Australia, as a mark of respect, people are putting their cricket bats in their windows and in their front/backyards. Cricketers and fans tweeted their pictures with bats in their windows with hashtag "#putoutyourbats". Later cricketers from all over the world, including batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, joined for the campaign.
Also, Cricket Australia (CA) has written to all clubs and schools to honour Hughes.
In a unique gesture, batsmen will retire at 63 not out and games will be reduced to 63 overs per side in junior and club matches. (Tragic end of Raman Lamba)
The 25-year-old Hughes was batting on 63 when he was hit by a Sean Abbott bouncer at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), playing for South Australia against New South Wales (NSW).
After being hospitalised, Hughes never regained consciousness and died on Thursday.
CA also thanked the cricket community and the Australian public for the overwhelming amount of love and support.
"Cricket Australia would like to thank the cricket community and the Australian public for the overwhelming amount of love and support given to Phillip and the Hughes family through touching tributes," CA said today.
CA recommended club (Grade/Premier and Community) and school cricket continues as scheduled this weekend though the decision to play is at the discretion of clubs.
Some of the tributes that cricket clubs and school cricket teams set to consider are
My bat when I was 25. RIP Phil. #putoutyourbats pic.twitter.com/tFWYdfNxoc
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 28, 2014
From the Gilly kids xxx #PutOutYourBats #RIPPhillipHughes pic.twitter.com/aeheTLw5dI
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) November 27, 2014
RIP mate #putoutyourbats #63no pic.twitter.com/FQtysdLz4M
— Ben Rohrer (@Rohrs99) November 28, 2014
Our hearts are heavy. In honour of #PhillipHughes #putoutyourbats #63notout. pic.twitter.com/DTw74g68me
— Sydney Cricket Grnd (@scg) November 28, 2014
The Bupa National Cricket Centre in Brisbane has joined the movement #putoutyourbats pic.twitter.com/atS16M10rk
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) November 28, 2014
#putoutyourbats A tribute to a legend. You are forever not out and will be remembered always. RIP #408 pic.twitter.com/PewbwAEDA5
— Jon Wells (@jwells_9) November 28, 2014
Google Australia also joined in to pay tribute to Hughes
A nice touch from Google #putoutyourbats pic.twitter.com/64LlvK7k2w
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) November 28, 2014
Pakistan team in Sharjah during their Test match against New Zealand
Paying tribute to #PhillipHughes #putoutyourbats @BLACKCAPS #PAKvNZ @CricketAus pic.twitter.com/hBbRABdSzm
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) November 28, 2014
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