Outpouring of emotion on social media following the shock death of Phillip Hughes
Cricketers respond to tragic Hughes news
Prominent cricketers from past and present have expressed their deep sadness and shock following the passing of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes.
We will update this page with tributes as they come through from social media.
Extremely saddened R.I.P 408 bruz
— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) November 27, 2014
RIP you little champ, we are all going to miss you ! Love, prayers to all the Hughes family xxxx
— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann) November 27, 2014
Today we lost one of the greats! RIP Hughes #408 #willbemissed #loveyamate
— Nathan Lyon (@NathLyon421) November 27, 2014
Just an absolute tragedy that Hughesy is no longer with us. He was such an awesome young man, RIP buddy, shattered... http://t.co/avDtc8deoR
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) November 27, 2014
Shocked to hear about Phil. Sad day for cricket. Deepest condolences to family, friends and well wishers. RIP #PhilipHughes
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 27, 2014
No words can describe the loss 😪 Rip pic.twitter.com/3kOm5MkVsc
— Brett Lee (@BrettLee_58) November 27, 2014
Rest peacefully our little brother...may God hold you in the palm of his hand forever. Deepest sympathies to the Hughes Family and friends
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) November 27, 2014
#408
— Jake Lehmann (@JLehmann71) November 27, 2014
RIP little mate. We'll all miss you so dearly. Deepest condolences to family & close friends. The game has changed forever. #waytoosoon
— Jamie Cox (@jamiecox1969) November 27, 2014
A very sad day for the world of cricket. So sorry for Phillip Hughes and his family . Spare a thought for Sean Abbott.
— Ian Botham (@BeefyBotham) November 27, 2014
Such terrible news with the passing of Phil Hughes. Our deepest sympathies to his family.
— Glenn McGrath (@glennmcgrath11) November 27, 2014
No no no no no. RIP Phillip Hughes
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) November 27, 2014
And stay strong Sean Abbott. #support
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) November 25, 2014
For eternity the spirit of Cap No. 408 #RIPPhilHughes
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) November 27, 2014
Devastating news, Phillip Hughes #RIP you will be sadly missed by us all, thoughts & prayers go out to the Hughes family.
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) November 27, 2014
RIP Hubert, we will all miss you smiling face and fighting spirit. You are the Baggy Green from top to bottom
— CraigMcDermott (@c_mcdermott328) November 27, 2014
Devastated to hear the news about Philip Hughes.A huge talent and a great Australian lost too soon. We will never forget you #CricketFamily
— Damien Martyn (@dmartyn30) November 27, 2014
— Kane Richardson (@KWRichardson23) November 27, 2014
I cannot describe the sadness I feel for the Hughes family and fellow cricket players. Devastating for all who knew this super individual
— Brad Hodge (@bradhodge007) November 27, 2014
Absolutely devastated to hear that Phil has passed away. Thoughts and prayers with his family and friends. #RIPPhillipHughes
— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) November 27, 2014
NO NO NO NO NO! RIP, Hughsey #63notout 😞
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) November 27, 2014
Sean Abbott - thinking about you too, mate!
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) November 27, 2014
Dark day for cricket can't believe Phil hughes has gone! Rip my friend ! My heart goes out to his family !shocking pic.twitter.com/PEPDREs1Wh
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) November 27, 2014
Absolutely shocked to hear the news of Phil Hughes passing away! Thoughts and prays are with his family as well as Sean Abbott!
— Shaun Pollock (@7polly7) November 27, 2014
Such sad news to wake up to 😢😢😢. My deepest most sincere condolences to Phil Hughes's family and friends.
— hashim amla (@amlahash) November 27, 2014
Saddest day in cricket fraternity. Rest in peace mate and Sean Abbott stay strong #PhilHughes
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 27, 2014
Sad to hear the death of phil, Rest in peace!
— Sanath Jayasuriya (@sanath07) November 27, 2014
My deepest sympathy on Phillip Hughes unexpected loss u ll b missed my dear frnd my all prayers are with his family n frnds
— Umar Akmal (@Umar96Akmal) November 27, 2014
Can't believe the news I just saw that Phil Hughes has passed away. Such a sad day for the whole cricket world. Thoughts are with his family
— Elyse Villani (@ElyseVillani) November 27, 2014
Absolutely shocked about the passing of Phil Hughes. Thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. #RIPHughesy
— Jessica Cameron (@Jess_cameron27) November 27, 2014
A sad, sad day. Absolutely devastating. Thoughts go out to Phillip Hughes' family and friends #RIPPhillipHughes
— Meg Lanning (@meglanning7) November 27, 2014
Sympathies with Phil Hughes' family, from @BLACKCAPS team and all at NZC @cricketaustralia @cacomms ^RI
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 27, 2014
So sad to hear of Phil Hughes passing. A sad day for the whole cricket family. Rest in peace mate.
— Martin Guptill (@Martyguptill) November 27, 2014
Heart broken! A very dark day. You will be missed, Phil Hughes. My prayers and thoughts go out to his family & friends.
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) November 27, 2014
Totally , totally sick inside and have no words.thinking and praying for friends and family. #RIPPhilHughes
— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49) November 27, 2014
No man.shocking news that Phil Hughes has passed away.cant believe it.Everyone close to him will be in my prayers.#cricketingfamily
— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) November 27, 2014
Very sad news to wake up to. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Phil Hughes. #RIPHughesy
— David Miller (@DavidMillerSA12) November 27, 2014
Shocked and saddened by the tragic news. Thoughts and prayers with friends and family. Sad day. #RIPPhilHughes
— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) November 27, 2014
Awful to wake up to the news of Phil Hughes! Tragic day for the sport. Thoughts go out to those close to him! #RIPPhilHughes
— Joe Root (@joeroot05) November 27, 2014
Horrified to hear about Phil Hughes... Champion of a guy, loved my experience playing for Adelaide along side him #rip
— Alex Hales (@AlexHales1) November 27, 2014
Just heard the worst news possible..our thoughts & prayers are with Phil, his family & friends. RIP Phil Hughes!!
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) November 27, 2014
Shocked and saddened by the news of Phil Hughes. Horrible day for cricket. RIP Phil and may your family gain the strength to cope.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 27, 2014
Sad to hear the death of phil, Rest in peace!
— Sanath Jayasuriya (@sanath07) November 27, 2014
@seanabbott77 stay strong mate. The entire cricket family is there to support you. #CricketFamily
— Will Sheridan (@shero31) November 27, 2014
Such a tragedy. RIP Phil Hughes. Loved by peers, opponents & fans worldwide. A bloody ripper gone way too soon
— Bryce McGain (@BryceMcGain18) November 27, 2014
There are just no words to express the sadness I feel. The world has lost a great man!
— Michael Slater (@mj_slats) November 27, 2014
I still can't believe it's true. RIP Phil Hughes. Condolences goes out to his family. May God be with them through this tough time. #Sosad
— Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) November 27, 2014
Rest in peace Hughesy. I am really going to miss you. You were 1 of the great blokes and I will never forget you. #408 will live on forever.
— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) November 27, 2014
Woke up to the news of Phil Hughes passing away. RIP buddy. Thoughts and prayers to friends and family. What a sad day.
— Jacques Kallis (@jacqueskallis75) November 27, 2014
Honoured to have spent the last few months with Hughesy. Absolute gun cricketer and even better young man.#numb #408
— Greg Blewett (@blewy214) November 27, 2014
Absolutely shattered. Condolences to Hughes family. What a little legend. R.I.P mate
— Clint Mckay (@clintmckay27) November 27, 2014
What a great man we lost, what a lovely person he was.U left us too early brother.We r all heartbroken. A dark day in history of Cricket 😞😢
— Fawad Ahmed (@bachaji23) November 27, 2014
Horrific news to wake up to,RIP Phil Hughes,thoughts to friends and his family,spare a thought for Sean Abbot aswell #RIPPhilHughes
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) November 27, 2014
Thoughts and prayers go out to Phil Hughes and his Family. 🙏
— JP Duminy (@jpduminy21) November 25, 2014
Lost for words! Holding onto the fact that he is in a better world right now! RIP buddy! Thinking of Sean and the family! God do your work!
— mark boucher (@markb46) November 27, 2014
RIP Phil Hughes. Our deepest condolences goes to his family,friends and the entire cricket community on this sad day. pic.twitter.com/El192aYahL
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) November 27, 2014
This something never imagined. Sad news for cricket world. RIP Phil Huges!
— Thisara perera (@PereraThisara) November 27, 2014
Our deepest condolences to fam & friends of Phil Hughes, our friends & colleagues @CricketAus & all cricket loving people of OZ. A sad day.
— westindies (@westindies) November 27, 2014
Saddest day as a cricketer. This is so heartbreaking. Cricket has lost one of its brightest sons. My you R.I.P 😭😭😭😭 #gonetosoon
— Darren Lil B46 Bravo (@DMBravo46) November 27, 2014
Phillip Hughes will never be forgotten. In him was the generous spirit that is all that is good about cricket. A true hero is lost. RIP
— Mark Nicholas (@mcjnicholas) November 27, 2014
Absolutely devastated to wake to the news of Phil Hughes' death. The MCC Flag at Lord's will be lowered in his memory.
— Lord's Ground (@HomeOfCricket) November 27, 2014
A big hug for @seanabbott77 .. It was a privilege and an honor to give you your Aust ODI cap.. Thinking of you as are all of us!
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) November 27, 2014
A little man but such a huge heart Your impact albeit brief in our dressing room was enormous We love & Respect you In your words #chillbrus
— Darren Berry (@Chucksaca) November 27, 2014
Can't comprehend it. Shaking. Our deepest condolences to Phillip Hughes's family and friends. #RIPPhillipHughes
— Jason Gillespie (@YCCCDizzy) November 27, 2014
Rest in peace bud
— Aiden Blizzard (@aidenblizzard) November 27, 2014
This is the saddest day in the world of cricket..a young man gone too soon #RIPPhillipHughes
— Ravi Bopara (@ravibopara) November 27, 2014
Spare a thought for Sean Abbot...stay strong buddy..what an absolute tragedy
— Ravi Bopara (@ravibopara) November 27, 2014
Totally saddened by the passing of our cricket brother and friend Phil Hughes. Terrible loss! Deepest condolences 2 his family! #RIPHughes
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) November 27, 2014
Absolutely numb. Heartfelt condolences to the Hughes family. Phillip was talented ,unique, thinker, fighter. #RIPPhillipHughes
— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) November 27, 2014
Saddened by the news of phil Hughes passing away ....condolences to family n friends ....R.I.P pic.twitter.com/TWaMFmngeK
— zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) November 27, 2014
Devastated to hear the news about Phil Hughes this morning. My thoughts are with his family at this tragic time
— Jonathan Trott (@Trotty) November 27, 2014
Devastated to hear of Phil Hughes' passing. Such a sad day for everyone. Condolences to his family and friends. Champion of a man! RIP
— Steven Finn (@finnysteve) November 27, 2014
RIP Phill Hughes !!
— Quinton De Kock (@QuinnyDeKock69) November 27, 2014
A time to forget rivalries and join together in remembering a talented and charismatic cricketer. #RIPPhilHughes
— Barmy Army Cricket (@TheBarmyArmy) November 27, 2014
Cuz I miss you so much, never has someone had such an impact on my life, my career, my outlook. devastated and upset. Love you bro #RIPPhil
— Nick Compton (@thecompdog) November 27, 2014
Horrible to hear the passing of Phil Hughes. Gone way too soon. Condolences to family and friends. R.I.P
— Corey Anderson (@coreyanderson78) November 27, 2014
Devastated...Incomprehensible. You will never be forgotten Phil. Thoughts and prayers with family. We are going to miss you. RIP mate. #408
— Marcus North (@Marcus_North) November 27, 2014
You defined character, courage and most of all laughter, you will be missed by many my friend. RIP #PhillipHughes
— shaun marsh (@shaunmarsh9) November 27, 2014
Shocked & saddened waking up today. #PhilHughes was an absolute champion. Awful news. Thoughts with his friends and family. #RIPHughsey
— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) November 27, 2014
Thoughts with Sean Abott at this sad time as well. #RIPPhilHughes
— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) November 27, 2014
Sad day for cricket, very heartbreaking!! RIP phil....!!
— Kieron Pollard (@KieronPollard55) November 27, 2014
Such terrible news today. Phil Hughes, you were an amazing competitor and a great bloke. Condolences to the Hughes family.#RIPPhillipHughes
— Steve Magoffin (@magsy64) November 27, 2014
We all play cricket as a family... Really sad & shocked with the news of Phil Hughes.. Special Condolences to his whole family.. Wil miss u
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) November 27, 2014
Cricket Wgtn joins the overwhelming sadness at the loss of Phillip Hughes Sincere condolences to his family & friends pic.twitter.com/7slUM4i87G
— Cricket Wellington (@cricketwgtn) November 27, 2014
Shocked and sadden by the news of Phil hughes. Condolence to his family and friends # RIP
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) November 27, 2014
We lost a little ripper today. Honesty, hard work and humour typified the man, taken away way too soon. Always 63no. pic.twitter.com/2Sgi7cwexC
— Tim Nielsen (@nielsen514) November 27, 2014
Couldn't fit it all in mate so here goes #408 #RIPPhillipHughes #loveyamate pic.twitter.com/Eeq1ft4OLp
— Tim Ludeman (@tludey) November 27, 2014
RIP Hughesy. A class act both on an off the field. Going to miss you mate. Thoughts are with your family and teammates
— michael klinger (@maxyklinger) November 27, 2014
Spare a thought for poor Sean Abbott too.He will need all the support possible to help him try & get through this #CricketFamily #CricketAUS
— Alec Stewart (@StewieCricket) November 27, 2014
Little fella, words can't explain how much your going to be missed. Thanks for all the memories brus #RIPPhillipHughes #408
— Michael Beer (@Beery19) November 27, 2014
Such a tragic day for the Cricket world. My thoughts are with Phil Hughes Family, Friends and Teammates. #RIPPhilHughes
— Tim Bresnan (@timbresnan) November 27, 2014
Unbelievably tragic news. So so sad. RIP Phil Hughes
— Chris Tremlett (@ChrisTremlett33) November 27, 2014
#RIPHughesy a much loved Pear, his passing is a great loss to the game. #475 pic.twitter.com/VfBaK6ghnM
— Worcestershire CCC (@WorcsCCC) November 27, 2014
Always in our hearts. You are a role model to every young cricketer playing this great game. Sending love to family/friends. #RIPHughesy
— Jordan Silk (@jcsilk14) November 27, 2014
63 not out forever... #RIPHughesy
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) November 27, 2014
Love you bruzzy! pic.twitter.com/PAwY7rJD8o
— Peter Forrest (@ForrestPJ) November 27, 2014
PH408
— Adam Zampa (@zamps73) November 27, 2014
I miss you so much Hughesy.
— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) November 27, 2014
Two local cricket teams observe a moment of silence for Phillip Hughes before their match in Kolkata. #cricketfamily pic.twitter.com/5qSDO1tlCK
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) November 27, 2014
At the end of First Class match between NBP and UBL at Islamabad, the players paid homage to Phillip Hughes. pic.twitter.com/B3usva7fLl
— Mazher Arshad (@cricket_U) November 27, 2014
Sri Lanka & England Cricketers observe a minute silence for #PhillipHughes at an event in @UKinSriLanka @MahelaJay pic.twitter.com/BimKZrZZ9W
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) November 27, 2014
Suddenly a dropped catch or a misfield doesn't seem so bad #perspective #RIPPhilHughes
— michael carberry (@carbs646) November 27, 2014