Recently, South Africa’s middle-order batter David Miller’s online RIP post for a young girl led some of his followers to believe that his daughter had passed away in South Africa on the day of the second One-Day International against India in Ranchi.
But the cricketer’s father, Andrew, said she was a friend’s kid. The daughter of David wasn’t Ane. She was a wonderful nine-year-old girl who had had leukaemia since she was two years old. For the past six years, David has had a very strong relationship with this young woman and her family, Miller Sr. said on Monday at midday.
Andrew continued, “David met Ane [pronounced Unay] in 2017 when he was named man of the match for a game in Kimberley, further elaborating on the relationship between his son and the young girl. When David received the prize at the post-match presentation ceremony, Ane, who was only four at the time, and her family were chosen as the guests of honour. David asked the family if he may go home with them and have a supper since he was so moved by the young girl’s bravery and zest for life despite being so unwell. A journey of love and support thus began. Ane was a remarkable young girl, and David and her family grew to share a very unique bond. David acted toward her in a
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Ane passed away on Friday, but the day before, Miller received a call from her mother as she was going through a difficult time. “Ane’s condition deteriorated over the past two weeks. Ane wanted to make a video call to David on Thursday to say her farewell, so her mother called David in India to let him know. Sadly, the young girl passed away from the terrifying illness the following morning. In reality, Ane was David’s hero, not the other way around. David was inspired by Ane. Such was her influence on David’s life, said Miller Sr.