Australian players remember Phillip Hughes on ninth death anniversary

Australian cricketers David Warner, Steve Smith, and Michael Clarke remembered Phillip Hughes on his ninth death anniversary on November 27. Notably, Hughes was struck on the neck by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2014, which eventually resulted in his demise. 

Phillip was a talented Australian player who played for South Australia and Worcestershire in domestic cricket. He started his career with New South Wales before making his Test debut for Australia in 2009 at the age of 20. A left-handed opening batter, he made his One Day International debut in 2013.

In March 2009, Hughes scored his first Test century in his second Test match against South Africa in Durban. He scored 115 runs in the first innings, becoming Australia's youngest Test centurion since Doug Walters in 1965. 

In the same match, Hughes scored 160 runs in the second innings, making him the youngest cricketer to score centuries in both innings of a Test match. Australia won the match by 175 runs. On January 11, 2013, Hughes became the first Australian batter to score a century on debut in ODI cricket against Sri Lanka in Melbourne.

Tragically, on November 25, 2014, during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Hughes was hit in the neck by a bouncer from Sean Abbott. The impact caused a vertebral artery dissection that led to a subarachnoid haemorrhage. 

Hughes underwent surgery at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney and was placed in a coma. Despite the best efforts of medical professionals, he never regained consciousness and passed away on November 27, 2014, just three days before his 26th birthday. The incident shocked the cricketing world and led to changes in safety protocols for players.