Former West Indies captain Brian Lara is baffled by the sudden and tragic demise of former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds on Saturday (May 14).
Lara is among the numerous former and current international cricketers who shared condolences with Symonds’ family after the 46-year old died in a single-vehicle car crash near Townsville.
Symonds, who was living in Townsville since his international retirement, was the single occupant in his car.
Lara took to his social media platform Twitter handle to express disbelief regarding Symonds’ death. A heartbroken 53-year old Lara revealed that he had exchanged messages with Symonds “just hours” ago the accident happened.
We exchanged messages just hours ago… what’s really going on? Baffled and heartbroken! How could we lose another iconic figure in our sport so soon 💔 RIP Roy
Condolences to Andrew’s family and close friends.#unfair— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) May 15, 2022
Also West Indies batting great Brian Lara recently shared a video in memory of former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds.
As tributes continue to pour in for the Queenslander, Lara shared a short clip where Symonds was seen playing with his son. Brian Lara, who is currently in India for IPL commitments, captioned the post as:
“Thank you Roy!! I will let my son know how lucky he was that day to spend some time with you. #memories #rip”
Symonds was traveling with his two dogs when his car went off the road and rolled over. The accident happened just outside of Townsville in his home state of Queensland.
You can watch the video below:
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The shocking incident took place just two months after Australian legends Rod Marsh and Shane Warne passed away within 24 hours.