TONY GREIG DIES

Though He was ailing from lung cancer he had died of a heart attack:

The former England cricket captain well renowned and versatile 66 year old cricket commentator, Tony Greig passed away today morning at a hospital in Sydney close to his residence following a heart attack.
Two months ago in October 2012 he commentated in the ICC World T/20 tournament held in Sri Lanka. Prior to it he had been hospitalized and treated for a bout of bronchitis. In the month of October it was found out that he was inflicted with a lung cancer which had spread to other organs in his system. This morning while sleeping in his Sydney residence he has had a heart attack and had died two hours later when he was admitted by his family members to St. Vincent Hospital in Sydney.
.The lung cancer he had been inflicted with had spread widely over the last few weeks. He became very famous and widely known after commentating for the 1996 World Cup as he used to glorify Sri Lankan cricketers with his attractive use of language. He even S titled skipper Arjuna Ranatunge as ‘Captain Cool’, Sanath Jayasuriya as ‘Master Blaster’ and Romesh Kaluvitharana as the ‘Little Kalu.’
Tony Greig had found out that he had acquired a cancer in his lungs on the 20th of October in Australia. He had been hospitalized as he has got sick during T 20-20 cricket series which was held in Sri Lanka. There it has been found that his lung is filled with a fluid and that it has got infected. Further tests proved that it was a cancer.
He was hospitalized in May for bronchitis prior to coming to Sri Lanka for commentating. He has been residing in Sydney in Australia. He has a son and a daughter from the first marriage and a 12 year old son and a 10 year old daughter from his second marriage. Tony has been born as a son of a Scottish (father) and African (mother) in 1946. He who has been born in Africa has got the citizenship in England and he has once been the captain of its cricket team for several years and excelled as an all-rounder.
He had retired playing Test cricket in the year 1977 and has worked in many television channels as a popular and a well renowned cricket commentator including Channel 9 Network, Sky TV, and Channel 4.
He has acted in Sri Lankan TV commercials and he has worked as the ambassador of Sri Lankan Tourist Board in 2011. He was also writing a column in Cricket Info web site and at a MCC lecture which was held in June this year; he had boldly mentioned that Indian influence has spoilt the quality of cricket.
Even ‘Bodhi Poojas’ was held by Sri Lankan cricketers and his fans in Sri Lanka after hearing that Tony was sick and was fighting cancer, to invoke blessings on him.
Watch the video below of Tony commentating about Sanath Jayasuriya’s explosive bating in scoring 79 in a World Cup 1996 preliminary round match against India.


Watch the Video of Tony Greig giving a pitch report from below: