Steve Waugh Grants The Final Wish Of A Sydney Shoe-Shiner Who Wanted His Ashes Scattered Across The Ganga

Steve Waugh and India have a great relationship.

The former Australian captain has visited many times as a player and even for his charity work for the less fortunate in Kolkata.

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Now he is in Varanasi but for a different reason. He came to fulfil the last wish of a shoe-shiner from Sydney.

Brian Rudd was a homeless 58-year-old who was quite a popular figure, but the man passed away without realising his dream of visiting India.

According to a report in the Indian Express, Brian wanted his ashes scattered in the Ganga in Varanasi, based on the Hindu belief that the ritual frees a soul from the cycle of life and death.

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So Waugh decided to travel all the way here to make the last wish come true. He felt happy to be able to fulfil Brian's last wish.

What a gesture from one of the greatest cricketers and a certainly a good human being!