Australian cricketing legend Andrew Symonds died on Sunday, becoming the latest in a long line of cricketing legends who have passed this year.

As the world mourns the death of Symonds, here’s a look at other cricket icons who breathed their last in 2022.

Andrew Symonds:

Andrew Symonds, both a legend and a controversial figure, died in a car crash on May 15, 2022 at the age of 46. The two-time World Cup winning all-rounder played all three formats and was known for his fielding skills as well as his high strike rate in ODI matches.

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Shane Warne:

A cricketing legend in Australia and regarded as one of the greatest leg-spinners of all-time, Shane Warne died on March 4, 2022, of a heart attack. Since his debut in 1992, Warne played 145 Test matches for Australia, wherein he racked up 708 wickets, the second-highest in Test cricket history. Warne also featured in 194 ODI matches for Australia, taking 293 wickets.

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Rod Marsh:

Widely regarded as a legendary wicketkeeper, Rodney Marsh’s career spanned an impressive 14 years, during which he racked up 355 dismissals, the highest then in Test cricket. After his retirement in 1983-84, Marsh headed the Australian Cricket Academy at Adelaide, mentoring world class talents such as Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, and Brett Lee. The Australian died at the age of 74 of a heart attack on March 3, 2022.

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Sonny Ramadhin:

One one of the first Indo-Trinidadian players to represent West Indies, Sonny Ramadhin was a famous bowler in the 1950s, who was also named among the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1951. Ramadhin’s most famous performance perhaps came during West Indies’ 1950 tour of England, where he produced a stellar bowling performance. Ramadhin breathed his last at the age of 92 in February this year.

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Aftab Baloch:

Aftab Baloch played two tests for Pakistan from 1969 to 1975, but is best known for being a member of the elite 400 club: Baloch scored 428 runs for Sind against Baluchistan in 1973-74, the seventh-highest score in first-class cricket history. He died at the age of 68 in January 2022.

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Easton McMorris:

Another West Indian cricketer, Easton McMorris played 13 tests for West Indies from 1958 to 1966. An opening batsman, McMorris scored a century against India in the latter’s 1961-62 tour of West Indies, wherein the batsman scored 349 runs at an average of 58.16 over the course of four matches. His later tours in his short international career were less productive. McMorris died at the age of 86 in early February this year.