Recently, South Africa’s middle-order batter David Miller‘s online RIP post for a young girl led some of his followers to believe that his daughter had died in South Africa on the day of the second One-Day International against India in Ranchi.

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Here’s the video that Miller had shared: 

She was a friend’s daughter, the cricketer’s father Andrew Miller stated. “Ane was not David’s daughter. She was a very precious nine-year-old, who had been suffering from Leukemia since the age of two. David has walked a very close road with this young lady and her family for the last six years,” according to Mid-day.

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“David met Ane in 2017 when he was named man of the match for a game in Kimberley,” Andrew explained. “Ane was four years old at the time, and she and her family were chosen as guests of honour to present the award to David at the post-match presentation ceremony. David was so moved by the young girl’s bravery and enthusiasm for life despite her illness that he asked the family if he could join them for dinner. Thus began a journey of love and support. Ane was a wonderful little human being, and David formed a special bond with her and her family. David treated her like she was his own daughter,” he added.

Ane passed away on Friday, but the day before, Miller received a call from her mother as she was going through a difficult time. “Ane’s condition deteriorated over the past two weeks. Ane wanted to make a video call to David on Thursday to say her farewell, so her mother called David in India to let him know. Sadly, the young girl passed away from the terrifying illness the following morning. In reality, Ane was David’s hero, not the other way around. David was inspired by Ane. Such was her influence on David’s life,” Andrew revealed.

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The left-handed Protea’s hard-hitter, initially gained notoriety in January 2015 when he scored 130 runs against the West Indies. He beat New Zealand in the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup that same year, scoring a scorching 49 off just 18 balls. However, using the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern technique, the Kiwis ultimately prevailed in the game.