63 not out forever: Vale Phil Hughes

Cricket bats and helmets are lined up outside Macksville Public School hours before the funeral of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in his home town Macksville on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)

Updated on: Dec 3, 2014 1:43 PM IST

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Cricket bats and helmets are lined up outside Macksville Public School hours before the funeral of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in his home town Macksville on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)

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Australian cricket team captain Michael Clarke speaks during Hughes' funeral service in Macksville, Wednesday. (Reuters)

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Hughes' funeral began to the strains of a song entitled 'Forever Young' in his home town on Wednesday as the nation united to celebrate the life of a sportsman cut down in his prime. (Reuters)

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One of the 63 bats detailing Phillip Hughes' career during the memorial service at the Sydney Cricket Ground. (AFP Photo)

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The Baggy Green cap of Phillip Hughes and his state cricket caps on a hat rack inside the Macksville High School Stadium during the funeral of Phillip Hughes in Macksville, Wednesday. (AP Photo)

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Australian bowler Sean Abbott (R) arrives for Hughes' funeral on Wednesday. The funeral for Hughes turned into a celebration of his life despite the grief and sorrow still evident from his death.(AFP Photo)

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Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott (C) arrives for Phil Hughes' funeral in Macksville on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)

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Pallbearers carry HUghes' coffin ahead of his funeral in Macksville on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)

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Australia bid an emotional farewell to cricketer Phillip Hughes with a live coast-to-coast broadcast allowing the nation to unite in celebration and remembrance of the life of the sportsman. (Reuters)

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Australia national flags fly half mast as people watch a live broadcast of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes' funeral from his home town Macksville at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)

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A couple embraces as mourners gather at the Sydney Cricket Ground to watch the funeral for cricketer Phillip Hughes in Sydney on Wednesday. (AP Photo)