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Shane Warne passes away due to suspected 'heart attack'

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Last updated on 04 Mar 2022 | 02:21 PM
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Shane Warne passes away due to suspected 'heart attack'

Warne had taken 708 Test wickets, 293 ODI wickets and at one point in time, he was the highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game

In a piece of heart-breakingly terrible news for cricket fans world-over, Shane Warne, the greatest leg-spinner of all-time and one of the sport's true giants, has passed away, aged 52, in Koh Samui, Thailand. Warne was found unresponsive in his villa and the medical team later confirmed his death.

“Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of the medical staff, he could not be revived,” Warne's management said in a statement, reported Fox Sports.

"The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course."


In a celebrated career spanning over 15 years, Warne had taken 708 Test wickets, 293 ODI wickets and at one point in time, he was the highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game before Muttiah Muralitharan overtook him to become the top wicket-taker. A part of the five-time Ashes-winning Australian Test team, the Victorian spinner went on to win the World Cup for Australia in 1999 under Steve Waugh's leadership but remained till date, a vocal critic of the former Australian skipper.

Warne's life was filled with controversies but he aced it all and carved his niche as a fine coach and mentor in different leagues around the world. He was the first-ever IPL-winning captain, leading Rajasthan Royals to the title in the 2008 edition. Later, he became a stakeholder and mentor of the franchise.

In 2003, he was banned from the sport for swallowing forbidden diuretics, but when he returned for the Sri Lanka tour in 2004, picked up 26 Sri Lankan wickets across three Tests In 2005. He ended up with 96 Test victims, but unfortunately, missed out on the Alan Border medal. After he achieved his dream of regaining the Urn in 2006-07, Warne decided to step into the sunset, bringing down curtains on his glorious red-ball career that would stand the test of time.

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