DTVHINDIGraham Thorpe took his own life despite his health improving, former English cricketer’s wife made a big revelation
Thorpe, 55, passed away on August 5. Graham Thorpe (Photo Source: Twitter) Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe committed suicide. He was suffering from depression and anxiety for a long time. His wife has confirmed this. 55-year-old Thorpe died on 5 August. At that time it was not known what caused his death. But now his wife Amanda has revealed that he was suffering from depression for a long time and he committed suicide due to depression. Let us tell you, Graham Thorpe also has two daughters named Kitty and Emma. Amanda revealed that Graham Thorpe was suffering from serious mental issues and lamented that he was slowly recovering but still he took this extreme step. “Despite having a wife and two daughters who he loved and who loved him, he did not get better. He had been very ill in recent times and he really felt we would be better off without him and we are so sad that he acted on this and took his own life,” Amanda said, according to Express. Graham was suffering from severe depression and anxiety for the last few years. Due to this, he tried to take his own life in May 2022. After this, he was hospitalized for a long time. However, he was going through depression and it used to increase a lot at times. We as a family supported him a lot but in the end nothing worked. Thorpe’s international cricketing career Let us tell you, Thorpe has played 100 Test matches for England in which he has scored 6744 runs while he has 2380 runs in 82 ODIs. The performance of this experienced player has always been very good in international cricket. He has 16 centuries in Tests and his highest individual score has been 200*. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Former England cricket team cricketer Graham Thorpe passed away at the age of 55
The England and Wales Cricket Board has informed about the death of the cricketer. Graham Thorpe (Image Credit- Twitter X) Graham Thorpe passes away at 55: Former middle order batsman of England cricket team Graham Thorpe has passed away at the age of 55. So the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has given this information through social media today on 5th August. It is worth noting that Thorpe was one of the few legendary cricketers of England cricket who played 100 Test matches for the English team. He made his Test debut against Australia in Nottingham in 1993, while he played his last Test match against Bangladesh in 2005. A look at Graham Thorpe’s cricket career On the other hand, if we give you information about Graham Thorpe’s cricket career, then in his 13-year long cricket career, he scored a total of 6744 runs for the England cricket team in 100 Test matches at an average of 44.66. While in 82 ODI matches, his bat produced a total of 2380 runs at an average of 37.19. Thorpe has 16 centuries and 1 double century to his name in Test cricket. He has also coached the England cricket team in the past. ECB shared this post So, the England and Wales Cricket Board has also shared a post from its official X account regarding the death of Graham Thorpe. In this post, the ECB wrote – It is with great sadness that we share the news that Graham Thorpe, MBE, has passed away. There seem to be no suitable words to describe the deep shock we feel at Graham’s death. The cricket world is in mourning today. Our thoughts are with his wife Amanda, his children, father Geoff and his family and friends during this unimaginably difficult time. We will always remember Graham for his extraordinary contribution to the game. It is with great sadness that we share the news that Graham Thorpe, MBE, has passed away. There seem to be no appropriate words to describe the deep shock we feel at Graham’s death. pic.twitter.com/VMXqxVJJCh — England and Wales Cricket Board (@ECB_cricket) August 5, 2024
