In emotional tribute, Australia to retire Hughes's shirt number

November 29, 2014 09:39

A tearful Michael Clarke has announced that Phillip Hughes's one-day international shirt number of 64 will be retired. Hughes's death on Thursday as a result of the injuries sustained during a Sheffield Shield game, when the South Australia batsman was struck on the neck by a bouncer, has left a nation in mourning.

In tribute to the left-hander, a grief-stricken Clarke said Cricket Australia has accepted a request to retire the ODI shirt number of Hughes, who made 25 appearances in the 50-over format to add to his 26 Test caps. The Australian skipper said, "Our dressing room will never be the same, we loved him and always will."

It was the first time Clarke had spoken publicly since reading out a statement just hours after his close friend's death had been announced.

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