Australia coach Justin Langer met an 80-year-old fan, Bill Dean at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The fan, who was in a wheelchair got delighted when former Australia opener interacted with him. The elderly fan is among the people who have been affected by the bushfire in Australia.

Cricket Australia posted the video on Twitter and wrote, "A touching moment between Australia coach Justin Langer and a fan two days out from the Sydney Test. #AUSvNZ." 

The third Test between Australia and New Zealand will be played on Friday at SCG. Unfortunately, Bill couldn't watch Australia players practicing because of unhealthy smoke caused by fire.

"Like many Australians, Bill Dean's been doing it tough lately. His home town of Lithgow has been struck by bushfires and his son-in-law's house was nearly lost."

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"Bill wasn't going to watch our Aussies train today because the smoky air was rough on his emphysema. But he made it to the SCG - and shared a special moment with coach Justin Langer," CA said in their caption to the video.

Dean thanked Langer in the video, saying, "Justin, thank you very much. You have put years on my life."

The Aussie coach handed over Bill his training cap. He said putting a smile on someone's face makes him happy, irrespective of their age.

"It's not unusual if you can put a smile on the faces of any Australians whether they're kids or Bill who says he is 80 years old. That's one of the privileges of this job, you get to put a smile on people's faces," Langer told reporters in a press conference later in the day.

The third and final Tests may get affected by the severe fire. Langer is praying for rain so the city could breathe easy.

"There's not much we can do. Obviously, there will be a lot of people that keep on top of it. But the reality is, this is a game of cricket," Langer said.

"In our game, it's an important game of cricket, it's a Test match, but in terms of what's happening around Australia I mean it's stupid - it'll be the first time I ever say this in my life - I hope it rains a bit during the Test match because actually, Sydney needs it," he said.

"I hope it rains at night so we can keep playing cricket, but Sydney, like lots of parts of Australia, needs the rain, doesn't it? We'll keep an eye on it. We'll get on and do it as well as we can," he added.

(WITH IANS INPUTS)