Shane Warne, Australia cricket legend, died aged 52 on Friday.
“Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” Warne’s administration confirmed in a press release to Australian media outlet Fox Sports.
“The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course,” the assertion added.
Fox Cricket is reporting that Warne died in Thailand.
For Australian cricket, that is the second devastating information in 24 hours with fellow nice, Rod Marsh, additionally dying on Friday having suffered a significant coronary heart assault final week.
Affectionately often known as ‘Warnie’, he made his Test debut on the SCG in 1992 and instantly gained worldwide fame with the ball of century, one to recollect for ages for cricket followers world wide.
Warne was arguably the best leg-spinner of all time, with a tally of 708 Test match wickets. He additionally took 293 One-Day International wickets and made greater than 300 appearances for Australia throughout all codecs.
Warne has additionally bagged extra Ashes wickets than another bowler in historical past.
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