Published: Jan 06, 2015, 07:06 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 06, 2015, 07:06 PM (IST)
Injured Australian skipper, Michael Clarke remembered his ‘little brother’ Phil Hughes in an emotional video tribute on the opening day of the Sydney Test between India and Australia on Tuesday.
Clarke led the series of tributes for Hughes at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) where the late cricketer’s parents Greg and Virginia and siblings Jason and Megan were in attendance.
“This was his ground, the Sydney Cricket Ground,” Clarke said in the Nine Network tribute.
“This is where he played his last game; this is where his spirit will live forever.”
“I never had a blood brother but he was my brother. Together we enjoyed life and celebrated one another’s successes, when he made runs when I made runs. It felt like we made our hundreds together,” he said.
“His love of life, it helped me get out of bed in the morning, I didn’t want him to beat me at anything, yet loved it when he did,” he added.
The fourth and the final Test between India and Australia marked the first international match played at the SCG since the death of Hughes on November 27.
