Australian bowler Sean Abbott felt difficulties in controlling his emotions while paying tribute to Phil Hughes on his 10th death anniversary. Abbott got emotional and broke down on the ground while remembering the batter before the start of the fourth day's play between New South Wales and Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield tournament at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He was then consoled by his New South Wales teammates. Also Read: How Much Money Will Yuzvendra Chahal Earn Per Ball in IPL 2025? In one of the most tragic and heartbreaking incidents in cricket history, Philip Hughes passed away after getting hit on his neck while batting on November 11, 2014. Sean Abbott was the same bowler who bowled that lethal delivery to Hughes who was batting on 63 not out during the match between New South Wales and South Australia. He collapsed right there on the pitch and was immediately taken to the hospital but unfortunately, he passed away just 2 days after getting admitted. This shocking incident shook the entire world. On the 10th death anniversary of Phil Hughes’ death, New South Wales (NSW) and Tasmania players lined up before the match in the Sheffield Shield to pay tribute to Hughes. Abbott, whose ball got hit on Hughes’ neck, got emotional while paying tribute and broke down before the fourth day’s play. He was later seen crying and getting consoled by his teammates. Watch the video here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fox Cricket (@foxcricket) Phil Hughes represented the Australian team in 26 Test matches, 45 ODIs, and 1 T20I match. The kind of talent he was, Hughes was already considered as the future star of Australian cricket but this one incident changed the entire direction.