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Legendary cricketer, commntator Richie Benaud dead

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Richie Benaud, an Australian Test great who nurtured a generation's love for the game with his commentary died in Sydney on Thursday night, Cricket Australia said. He was 84.

He had fought a long battle with skin cancer and had also suffered from the after-effects of a serious car accident near his Coogee home in a Sydney suburb in late 2013.

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First Published: Apr 10 2015 | 10:50 AM IST

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