Pyaare I meant that since you give these predictions which turn out to be true, pls don’t tell me that your next prediction is Aus will dho daalo India.
Lets keep the thread on track, the topic on its own is quite sombre and serious.
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Pyaare I meant that since you give these predictions which turn out to be true, pls don't tell me that your next prediction is Aus will dho daalo India.
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Got it.PM me baat karte hain nahiu to Ehsan Chcha Marenge.
f&b and Karina, your smilies 
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don’t really fit in this thread. Please show some respect to the deceased.
All I can say is what a senseless and tragic act - I hope this a-hole gets what he deserves for what he did (although knowing the pathetic law system in Australia of which I hold nothing but contempt and disillusionment for right now, this idiot will prolly get off with a slap on his wrist - how dare ppl say that this guy who attacked him is probably hurting rightnow ) - may David Hookes rest in peace, he will certainly be remembered forever by Australian and world cricket - as well as fans of cricket alike :(
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another sad news
Very sad news. Condolences to his family and the ACB. This is just a shock.
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ADELAIDE (AFP) - More than 15,000 mourners including Australian cricket greats of the past and present gathered to farewell former Test star David Hookes, who died last week after being punched in the head by a pub bouncer.
The bells of St Peter’s Cathedral rang out as the service began in the Adelaide Oval, which was the scene of many of Hookes’ greatest triumphs and where he captained the South Australian team in 90 matches during the 1980s and early 90s.
He also played 23 Tests and 39 one-day matches for Australia, and latterly coached the Victoria state side which now leads the Sheffield Shield competition.
The current Australian team attended the public service, along with political leaders from South Australia and Victoria.
Hookes, 48, died last Monday after he was assaulted outside a Melbourne hotel on January 18. Hotel bouncer Zdravko Micevic, 21, has been charged with manslaughter in relation to Hookes’ death.
A single red rose from Hookes’ wife Robyn and two yellow roses from his children lay at the foot of three stumps placed at one end of the pitch where Hookes scored many of his 12,671 first-class runs and 20 of his 32 centuries.
A bat rested against the stumps, in line with his custom during intervals in games, along with a South Australian team cap.
Flanked by a police escort, the coffin was brought to the ground in a silver hearse to applause by a crowd that fell silent as it was taken to an altar on the ground.
Hookes’ first Australian captain, Ian Chappell, described him in a eulogy as a special player “exciting to watch.”
He spoke of Hookes’ Australian debut in the 1977 Centenary Test when he shot to instant fame after hitting England captain Tony Greig for five consecutive boundaries off one over.
“I think that innings is so typical of David, not only of his cricket career but his life,” Chappell said. “When everybody else was struggling with the occasion, Hookesy came along and put it all into perspective.”
I wouldn't compare this to Hollioake's death. This wasn't an accident. Some promising cricketer lost an eye after being attacked by a nightclub bouncer here as well.
I don't think the Aussies will have been thrilled to lose one of their well known characters in such a way. That bouncer should be handed over to a public lynching.