Sports / Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds died in a car accident

New Delhi. Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds died in a road accident on Saturday night. According to Australian police, Symonds was alone in the car when his car veered off the road in Townsville late Saturday. He was rushed to a nearby hospital after the accident, but his condition was critical. The doctors could not save him. Let us tell you that recently Australian cricket also lost the great spinner Shane Warne.

According to local police, "Preliminary information indicated that Symonds's car was driving on Hervey Range Road near the Ellis River Bridge after 11 p.m. After leaving the road, the car unbalanced and the accident took place. Emergency services attempted to rescue 46-year-old Symonds, although he died of his injuries. The Forensic Crash Unit is probing the accident.

Andrew Symonds was part of the Australian cricket team from 1998 to 2009. During this, the Kangaroo team, led by Steve Waugh and later Ricky Ponting, was considered invincible. Symonds played 26 Tests, 198 ODIs and 14 T20Is in his international career. He has 1462 runs in Tests, 5088 runs in ODIs and 337 runs in T20Is. He has taken 165 wickets in all the three formats. He was known for his aggressive style and excellent fielding on the field.

Won three ICC titles in four years

Andrew Symonds was a permanent member of Australia's ODI team. He was a member of the team led by Ricky Ponting that won the ODI World Cup in 2003, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2006 and the ODI World Cup in 2007. On getting a chance in the ODI World Cup for the first time, this player played an unbeaten innings of 143 runs against Pakistan at number six. After this innings, he became the team's most trusted all-rounder for the next six years.

Won IPL title too

Andrew Symonds was a part of Deccan Chargers in the initial edition of IPL in 2008. For this team, he also won the IPL title in 2009 under the leadership of Adam Gilchrist. In the 2009 IPL final, he scored 33 runs in 21 balls. Apart from this, two wickets were also taken.

Score century in IPL too

Symonds has scored 974 runs in 39 IPL matches at an average of 36. In this he has scored one century and five half-centuries. At the same time, he has also taken 20 wickets in 30 innings. Symonds used to bowl fast and spin at medium pace.