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Former Australia cricketer Dean Jones died in Mumbai on Thursday after suffering a heart attack.. He was 59. Jones was in Mumbai as a commentator for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. It is understood that Brett Lee, his fellow commentator, tried to give him CPR but unsuccessfully. On Thursday morning Jones had breakfast with Lee and another commentator, Nikhil Chopra. Jones suffered a a massive heart attack in the lobby of the hotel where he was staying during the commentary stint. "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," Star India, who host the broadcast of the IPL through Star Sports, said in a statement. Soon after the news of his demise went viral, a number of cricketer's took to Twitter to express their condolences. Jones played 52 Tests for Australia and scored 3631 runs at an average of 46.55 with 11 centuries. Jones also played 164 ODIs and scored 6068 runs at 44.61 with seven centuries.He made his Test and ODI debuts in 1984 and played his last international match in 1994. Popularly known as "Professor Deano", the Victorian was famous for his attacking batting style as a top-order batsman in one-day internationals. Jones 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.

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