Cricket stars past and present have joined celebrities and fans all over the world by photographing their bat and cricket cap  as a touching tribute for Phillip Hughes. Around Australia, families, cricket legends, celebrities, universities, companies and media organisations have set up touching tributes to the 25-year-old batsman, who died in a Sydney hospital on Thursday surrounded by families, friends and team-mates. Among the Australian cricketers who have taken up the cause are Steve Smith, Adam Gilchrist, David Warner, Shane Warne and Dean Jones, who have posted their tributes on social media. Mourners from as far as the US, Europe and the Middle East have united in posting pictures of their tributes to social media with the hashtag #putoutyourbats, including members of the English team.
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Fans all over the world have come together to remember Phillip Hughes
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Mourners are placing out their bat and cricket cap as a sign of respect
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Google Australia has decorated its home page with an image of a bat
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Cricketers Steve Smith, Adam Gilchrist, and David Warner have joined the cause
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Hughes, 25, died on Thursday surrounded by family and friends
He was such an awesome young man, RIP buddy, shattered...' came the tweet from spin-king @placeholder.