Dean Jones, the former Australia batsman, died on Thursday after a heart attack in Mumbai. He was 59. Jones, who was is in India as a commentator for the IPL, is understood to have suffered a massive heart attack around noon. Remembered for his double century in the famous tied Test between India and Australia in Chennai, Jones played 59 Tests and 164 ODIs. He was also part of Australia's 1987 World Cup winning team. He carved a career in coaching and cricket commentary after his retirement from all forms of cricket in 1997-98.
Jones was a prolific batsman across all formats. He made his debut for Australia in 1984, in an ODI against Pakistan, a format in which he would go and be a trendsetter and made an unbeaten 40 in an Australia victory, before a first Test appearance a couple of months later in the West Indies. He was head coach of Pakistan Super League franchise Islamabad United from 2015 to 2019. He also served as interim head coach of the Afghanistan national team briefly in 2017. Now hours after his demise one of his videos where the former Australian batsman cleaning and picking up the trash from the dugout following the match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings in National Stadium, Karachi has gone viral. Dean Jones received appreciation on social media after the video went viral everywhere. Fans of Deano are now sharing the video as part of their tribute to the Australian.
