Team India is currently on Australia tour, where the Border-Gavaskar Trophy of 5 test matches is being played between the two teams. The first match of this series was played in Perth, in which the Indian cricket team won by 295 runs. Now the second match of the series will be played in Adelaide from 6th December. But before this match, a sad news has come out that stunned the cricket world. Actually, a veteran cricketer of Australia has said goodbye to this world. This legend was greatly respected by both his teammates and opponents.

Death of this legend amid Border Gavaskar Trophy

There is a wave of mourning in Australia amid the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Former Australian batsman Ian Redpath has died at the age of 83. Ian Redpath played 66 Tests and five ODI matches in his international career from 1964 to 1976. He was known as a steadfast opening batsman. Ian Redpath played his first Test match against the South African team in 1964. In his first Test match at MCG, he scored 97 runs and missed coming close to a century. At the same time, he played his first ODI match against England in 1971.

Ian Redpath scored 4737 runs in his Test career at an average of 43.45. During this period, 8 centuries were seen from his bat. He scored his first Test century against West Indies in February 1969 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. At the same time, in 1975-76, he ended his Test career by scoring three centuries in four innings against West Indies. Apart from this, he scored only 46 runs in 5 ODI matches at an average of 9.20. Let us tell you, he was inducted into the Cricket Australia Hall of Fame in January 2023 itself.

Two cricketers died in 7 days

The last 7 days have been full of sorrow for Australia. Before Ian Redpath, 23-year-old Australian cricketer Adi Dave had also died. Adi Dave was an all-rounder. He was famous for his left arm spin. This player came into limelight at the age of just 15. In the year 2017, an inter-squad match was played between David Warner and Steve Smith's team in Darwin in which Adi Dave got a chance to field. In such a situation, the entire Australian cricket community is in shock at this time.