Shane Warne begins final journey home to Australia
Cricket | March 10, 2022 14:06 ISTWarne's family issued a statement late Monday describing the night of his death on March 4 as the beginning of “a never-ending nightmare.”
Warne's family issued a statement late Monday describing the night of his death on March 4 as the beginning of “a never-ending nightmare.”
Warne, who is credited with reviving the art of leg-spin bowling by taking 708 wickets in 145 Tests in an illustrious career spanning 15 years, died of natural causes at the age of 52 in Thailand on Friday.
'The top three wicket-takers in the world are spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble,' said Ashwin.
Gavaskar said all he meant to do was give an honest opinion when the question was asked of him.
The convoy of ambulance and police drove overnight from Surat Thani province, south of Thailand, to an airport in Bangkok.
In an emotional tribute to Warne with whom he played for much of his 15-year international career, Ponting said he is still struggling to comprehend the unexpected death of his close friend.
The public memorial will be held after Warne's family mourn him at a private service.
A statement issued by deputy national police spokesperson Kissana Pathanacharoen said the opinion issued by the doctor who carried out the autopsy has been conveyed to Warne’s family and the Australian Embassy.
Warne, since making his debut in 1992, played 145 Tests for Australia, picking up 708 wickets with his leg-spin. In his 194 ODI appearances, he snared 293 scalps.
The Thai Police on Sunday said that initial investigations have shown no indication of foul play in Warne's death but an autopsy has been conducted.
The 52-year-old cricketing legend was declared dead by doctors in the Thai International Hospital on Friday night, after friends tried to revive him in his luxury villa hours earlier.
The 52-year-old retired leg spinner was found unresponsive in his villa hotel in Koh Samui on Friday night and could not be revived at a nearby hospital.
The 52-year-old old spin bowling icon, who breathed his last on Friday, leaving the cricket world heartbroken, meant more than just a great player for the Rajasthan Royals team of 2008 that won the IPL under his leadership against all expectations.
Warne played 55 matches for Rajasthan Royals between 2008 and 2011. He led the side to the IPL title in the inaugural edition in 2008.
Australian cricket, along with the entire cricketing world, is in a state of shock at the loss of Shane Warne, a true cricketing genius, who died aged 52.
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne, unarguably the greatest spinner in international cricket, died at the age of 52 due to a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday.
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne, considered as one of the all-time greats of the game who redefined spin bowling, died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand. He was 52. Bollywood celebrities mourned his passing.
Warne, one of the all-time greats of the game, died at the age of 52 due to a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday.
Shane Warne passed away on Friday, aged 52 due to a suspected heart attack.
The cricket world was left stunned as Warne, one of the greatest to have ever played the game, was found dead in his villa in Thailand's Koh Samui island on Friday hours after Marsh died.
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