Elton John pays tribute to Phillip Hughes
Sir Elton John has paid tribute to fallen Australian batsman Phillip Hughes and voiced his support for bowler Sean Abbott who delivered the ball that struck his fellow sportsman, report the Daily Telegraph.
The British singer dedicated his 1974 hit, Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, to the 26-year-old, who tragically died in Sydney on Thursday. John was performing a concert in Germany.
“I am a big huge sports fan and I love cricket which you don’t know anything about over here,” he said, introducing the song.
“Today an Australian batsman called Phil Hughes died of injuries he received while batting in Sydney in Australia and the man who bowled the ball is a 22-year-old called Sean Abbott and it wasn’t his fault, it was a freak accident.”
He continued: “I want to dedicate this song to the memory of Phil Hughes and to the Australian team and all the cricketers in Australia who knew him because he gave me so much pleasure.
And to Sean Abbott, all I can say is that it is going to take you a long time to get over this over this but you have a huge future ahead of you so please don’t give up. This is for you Phil, wherever you are.”
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