After Shane Warne, Australian cricket suffered yet another blow as one of their most celebrated cricketers passed away in a fatal car crash.
The entire cricket world was left stunned when the news of the passing away of former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds broke, who died in a car crash on Sunday. The cricketers from all over the world like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, and many others expressed their grief at the unfortunate incident and one of them was VVS Laxman.
VVS Laxman has played with Andrew Symonds closely as part of the Deccan Chargers franchise in the first season of the Indian Premier League. After posting his condolences on Twitter, VVS Laxman apologizes for using an unsuitable emoji in the tweet.
VVS Laxman apologizes for using the wrong emoji in his tweet
Andrew Symonds was one of the most interesting and aggressive characters on the field. He played each and every game with a lot of intensity and had quite a competitive spirit.
Many players who had played with him called him a perfect team man. His all-around ability played a key role in the Australian team’s success in the early 2000s. He was known for his hard-hitting ability, extraordinary fielding, and off-spin bowling.
VVS Laxman was a fellow member of Symonds when they both represented Deccan Chargers in the first season of the Indian Premier League.
The all-rounder also represented 5 times champion Mumbai Indians in some of the seasons of the Indian Premier League.
VVS Laxman expressed his sadness with a tweet but used the wrong emoji mistakenly. Later, after the mistake was pointed out by the netizens on the social media platform, VVS Laxman apologizes for using the emoji.
VVS Laxman posted the Tweet, the fans noticed that he used an emoji that stands for ‘Tears of Joy. The former Indian cricketer got a lot of comments pointing out the mistake.
VVS Laxman’s tweet:
Shocking news to wake up to here in India. Rest in peace, my dear friend. Such tragic news. 💔🥲
@VVSLaxman281 Sir please change this emoji 🥲, I don't think its suitable for this heart breaking shocking news
🙏🙏
— The Introverted Indian🇮🇳🇵🇸 (@Indian_Mortal) May 15, 2022
Apologies for the erroneous emoji! Meant to have put out 🥺
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 15, 2022