Former Australia batsman Dean Jones, one of the finest exponents of ODI cricket, and a commentator, died at a hotel at Nariman Point on Thursday. He was associated with a TV channel's commentary team for the current season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and was in Mumbai for this. Due to COVID-19, the current season of IPL is being played outside the country in the United Arab Emirates. The preliminary cause of death as per the autopsy done by JJ Hospital was brain haemorrhage, with cardiac arrest.

According to the police, Jones was staying at the Trident hotel in Nariman Point. Around 12 noon, he took a walk on the 28th floor of the hotel, after which he went to his room and began to work on his laptop. There was some problem in the laptop, so a person from the team of the TV channel was called and arrived at his room to fix it.