The former all-rounder Andrew Symonds died in a single-car crash west of Townsville in Queensland. He leaves behind his wife Laura and two children.
'Shocking news to wake up to here in India. Rest in peace my dear friend. Such tragic news'- Laxman on Twitter.
The entire cricketing fraternity has been in mourning over the loss of one of the greatest all-rounders of this generation.
Born in England, one first heard of Symonds as he, after his parents moved to Australia, started making waves in domestic cricket since 1994-95 and soon wore the Australian ODI jersey.
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A host of former Australian team-mates and international cricketers took to social media to share their sympathies surrounding the loss of the 46-year-old Symonds.
Stokes' number of maximums was a record for a Championship innings, beating the 16 achieved by Australia's Andrew Symonds (1995) and England's Graham Napier (2011) for Gloucestershire and Essex respectively.
'The controversy between me and Symonds was blown out of proportion by the media'- Andrew Symonds.
Terming it as the 'lowest point' of his career as Australia captain, Ponting said the issue dragged on for long and the team felt let down by the outcome of it.
Australian greats Allan Border and Brett Lee feel West Indies and New Zealand would prove to be the dark horses at the ICC World Cup 2019.