Cricketers who left us too soon: Heart-wrenching moments in cricket that made us cry

2. Runako Morton (Age 33, West Indies)

A career which was plagued with controversies which limited his career with the West Indies. Runako Morton’s cricket career spanned eight years, where he had played all forms of the game. A right-hand batter whose life was cut short when he passed away in 2012 in a horrific car crash. He was only 33 years old and surely, he never fully showed his potential as a batter. 

Morton’s career was fairly long but his stats depict a different story. Due to various controversies in his life, he only played 15 tests, 56 ODIs and 7 T20Is, respectively. His regular appearances vouch for his batting talent, but other reasons kept him away from the game. As a result, his luck eventually ran out in 2010 when he last represented the West Indies.

Morton’s last first-class match was in 2011, but it was 2012 which saw the sad death of Runako Morton in a car crash. He was driving on the highway where he suddenly lost control of his car and eventually crashed into a pole. Tributes came in from Kevin Pietersen, and Chris Gayle under notable figures for Morton.