Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon held up the ball and tugged his shirt, touching Phil Hughes’ ‘408’ number, after picking up his second fifth wicket haul at Adelaide.
Zimbabwean cricketer Mark Vermeulen was struck on the head on three different occasions during his career, and twice sustained a fracture skull.
Hughes name is still mentioned above the locker at Adelaide Oval, and he is named the 13th man for the first Test.
Deeply affected by Hughes' death, the all-rounder still doesn't seem ready for a return to competitive cricket.
But fans and cricketers themselves over the years have been reluctant to accept the advances.
Aussie quick Merv Hughes calls for early bouncer in India Test
Players from both side – India and Cricket Australia XI (CA XI), paid their tributes to the left hander prior to the start of the match at Gliderol Stadium in Glenelg in South Australia.
Channel Nine deliberately kept the cameras away from Abbott, who already has been going through a trauma ever since Hughes’ death.
Taylor has expressed his surprise on how the hashtag took off.
PM Modi tweets 'We will miss you'.