Mumbai: Bollywood stars Farhan Akhtar, Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose among others have condoled the death of promising Australian batsman Philip Hughes, who succumbed to head injuries during a match. The 25-year-old cricketer, who was in contention for a

Test recall for the coming series against India, died at the St Vincent's Hospital, where he was battling for life after being hit on the head by a bouncer from Sean Abbott.

A string of Bollywood actors and filmmakers took to Twitter to express their grief. Actor-director Farhan Akhtar tweeted, "Phil Hughes Rest in Peace. Sean Abbott Live in Peace." Veteran actor Anupam Kher, wrote, "How tragic and sad. Shocking." Actor Rahul Bose, while grieving for Hughes' loss, urged everyone to show support for Abbott. “Let us resolve to stand by Sean Abbott too, at this time. It's a sport and he mustn't blame himself for what happened. RIP Phil Hughes," he tweeted. Actor Arbaaz Khan, said, "Extremely saddened by the news that Australian cricketer Phil Hughes passes away after being struck by a bouncer. RIP Phil Hughes." Karan Johar wrote “No age to go... thoughts and prayers with the family... this is just too sad...#RIPPhilHuges.” Sophie Choudry tweeted “Unbelievably sad news. My heart goes out to his family. Gone way too soon. #RIPPhilHughes”. Aftab Shivdasani wrote “Very very sad news of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes passing away. Prayers and condolences to his family. Sad day for cricket. RIP” Neha Dhupia tweeted: “RIP #PhilHughes ... Left the crease too soon”.