Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne has died in Thailand
One of cricket’s most enduring legends, Shane Warne, has passed away at the age of 52 after suffering a suspected heart attack in Thailand.
“Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” a statement from Warne’s representatives said.
“The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course.”
Warne was considered by many to be the finest leg-spinner to ever play the game. The bleached-blonde Aussie was one of the most recognizable figures to ever play the sport, claiming 708 Test wickets throughout a 15-year career during which he won the World Cup with Australia in 1999.
A complete genius. pic.twitter.com/W1AeyjiIZQ
— England’s Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) March 4, 2022
A key figure in Australian cricket, Warne was hailed as having a near supernatural control of a cricket ball and was the author of what pundits referred to as the ‘ball of the century’ – something which the Barmy Army cricket supporters group described as being “complete genius“.
News of Warne’s death came just 12 hours after his final tweet in which he passed on his best wishes to the family of Rod Marsh, another icon of Australian cricket who passed away just hours beforehand.
Sad to hear the news that Rod Marsh has passed. He was a legend of our great game & an inspiration to so many young boys & girls. Rod cared deeply about cricket & gave so much-especially to Australia & England players. Sending lots & lots of love to Ros & the family. RIP mate❤️
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 4, 2022
“Sad to hear the news that Rod Marsh has passed,” wrote Warne in what proved to be his final tweet. “He was a legend of our great game & an inspiration to so many young boys & girls. Rod cared deeply about cricket & gave so much-especially to Australia & England players. Sending lots & lots of love to Ros & the family. RIP mate.”
Since his retirement from the sport, Warne had graduated into a career as a respected analyst and had recently revealed on social media that he was undertaking an exercise regime after apparently admitting that he had become out of shape in recent years.
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