27th November. The day Cricket united as one, to mourn the loss of one of it's young. It's been over a year since we lost Hughesy, and it hasn't been an easy one.
The game he loved so much is what took his life, and it makes us realize how short our lives are, which is why we must make the most of it. Live for today. Don't live in the past, and don't jump into the future.
The entire cricketing world grieved for Phil. Bats were kept out in his honor. Black arm bands remembered him as the sport tried to move on. But they couldn't. That cheeky smile, and that massive grin on his face that couldn't be wiped out was too big a loss for the sport. That classy cover drive that whipped the ball time and again to the boundary. That booming voice that would shout out for a run. It was all too much.
Australia played every match of the the 2015 World Cup with 12 players. Hughesy was one of them. And he always will be.
He will be the Guardian of our much loved sport Cricket. He will be out there on the SCG wicket, for that is where he fell. And his voice will still call out for a run in that booming voice. And the ball will continue to be sent to the boundary time and again. And Cricket will go on. For it must, because that is what Phil would have wanted.
Phil Hughes was a player yet to enter his prime form, and yet he was still so brilliant. And a player of such caliber is tough to get out, which is why Phil Hughes will remain 63 not out FOREVER. Even in his last ball, even in his last breath, Phil Hughes was not capable of being dismissed. His innings will never end, just as his spirit will never die. And he will live on through this wonderful sport.
Rest In Peace Hughesy
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