Shane Warne hadn’t been ingesting, was on food regimen to drop a few pounds, says late Australian cricketer’s supervisor

Shane Warne’s supervisor rubbished the conception that the legendary Australian cricketer was a heavy drinker, including that he was not boozing on the Thailand villa the place he was discovered unconscious earlier than being pronounced useless on Friday. Warne’s long-time supervisor mentioned the leg-spinner was on a food regimen plan as he was trying to shed weight and regain full health.

tried to unsuccessfully revive him. Warne was taken by ambulance to Thai International Hospital however couldn’t be revived. The Australian’s physique was transferred to Koh Samui Hospital for an post-mortem.

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Warne, who has arguably the best spinner to have performed the game, had his justifiable share of off-field controversies throughout a glittering profession. He attracted consideration, generally undesirable, wherever he travelled. However, his supervisor James Erskine dismissed the notion that Warne is a drinker and he did medication.

Erskine mentioned Warne had travelled to Thailand alongside together with his pals on a well-deserved break after which he was scheduled to journey to the United Kingdom for his skilled commitments.

“He was on holiday, having a lie down, siesta, he hadn’t been drinking, he’d been on this diet to lose weight,” Erksine mentioned, as quoted by Australian newspaper, The Age.

“He didn’t drink much. Everyone thinks he’s a big boozer but he’s not a big boozer at all. I sent him a crate of wine, 10 years later it’s still there. He doesn’t drink, never took drugs, ever. He hated drugs so nothing untoward.

“He was going to do the things he likes doing. He was going to play in one or two poker competitions, play a lot of golf, be with his kids, that was about it; [to] have time to himself.”

Meanwhile, Erskine additionally marred the flip of occasions earlier than Warne was pronounced useless on Thursday, saying his pal, Andrew Neophitou, went to test on him on the villa after he didn’t flip up for his or her scheduled assembly.

“They were meant to meet some people at 5pm. Neo was next door, he’s always on time,” Erskine mentioned.

“He realised he wasn’t well. He tried to give mouth-to-mouth, tried to resuscitate him, he had no heartbeat, the ambulance came 20 minutes later and an hour and a bit later he was pronounced dead.”

The Thailand police on Saturday mentioned {that a} forensic crew will examine the villa the place Shane Warne was discovered unresponsive. They had been additionally set to take statements from Warne’s pals who had accompanied the cricketer on his journey to Thailand. The statements shall be taken as a part of a authorized process in a case involving dying.

Warne’s passing away despatched shock waves by the cricket fraternity as followers and cricketers alike mourned the dying of the legendary cricketer. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Australian groups wore black armbands as a tribute to Warne throughout their Tests in Mohali and Rawalpindi on Saturday.