Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 4
Australian cricket great Shane Warne has passed away at the age of 52.
Australian media reported that the man known as Varney and dreaded by a generation of batsmen for nearly 10 years from the 90s died of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand.
Warne’s management released his death statement on Friday evening IST that he had died.
“Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and, despite the best efforts of the medical staff, could not be revived,” read the statement. “The family requests confidentiality at this time and will provide further details in due course.”
Warne took 708 Test wickets in an illustrious career spanning over 15 years. He is the second most successful bowler in Test cricket after Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan, taking 800 wickets. Warne ended his career with 1001 international wickets.
This is the second major defeat for Australian cricket within 24 hours since Rod Marsh died on Friday following a heart attack last week.
Warne’s last tweet on Thursday morning was a tribute to Marsh.
“Sad to hear of Rod Marsh’s passing,” Warne’s tweet read. “He was the hero of our great sport and an inspiration to so many young boys and girls. Rod cared deeply about cricket and gave so much – especially to the players in Australia and England. So much to Ross and family. Sending love. RIP mate.”
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Tributes poured in from fans from across the cricket-loving world. Former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth in his tweet said: “Shocked to hear of the passing of Shane Warne! He was one of the greatest wrist spinners to grace the game! To his family, friends and fans around the world My heartfelt condolences! May his soul rest in peace”.
Terrible news!
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— cricketnext (@cricketnext) 4 March 2022
Saddened to hear of the passing of Rod Marsh. He was a legend of our great sport and an inspiration to many young boys and girls. Rod cared a lot about cricket and gave a lot – especially to the players of Australia and England. Sending lots of love and lots of love to Ros and family. RIP mate❤️
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) 4 March 2022
Deeply saddened and shocked to hear the news of Shane Warne’s passing. Greatest spin bowler of all time. Can’t believe it at all. RIP Shane
Very sad day for cricket. An all-time great and modern day legend, Shane Warne has passed away. Rodney tweeted the morning about Marsh’s passing, and a few hours later, the great man passed away. Prayers for the soul and condolences to their loved ones.
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) 4 March 2022
— Gary Lineker (@garryliner) 4 March 2022
one of the largest. RIP Shane Warne pic.twitter.com/5FkXp5PlpD
— sportbible (@sportbible) 4 March 2022
Shocked to hear the news of Shane Warne’s passing! He was one of the greatest wrist spinners to grace the game! My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and fans from all over the world! May his soul rest in peace pic.twitter.com/B5gMVJZRGk
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) 4 March 2022
very sad news RIP @ShaneWarne Absolute legend of the game. Sad day for all cricket fraternity pic.twitter.com/c32FcGbxzz
— Mohd Hafeez (@mhafeez22) 4 March 2022
Terrible terrible news.
The greatest leg-spinner of all time, Shane Warne passed away at the age of 52 due to a heart attack. RIP Shane pic.twitter.com/eTMbb0eMVf— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) 4 March 2022
Can’t believe the sad news of Shane Warne’s demise.
He had just arrived for breakfast a few weeks ago and was as warm as ever.
What a talent he was. He was a huge influence on cricket and many people will miss him.
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) 4 March 2022
TRAGIC: Shane Warne, the greatest leg-spinner of the game who redefined the game in our times, passed away at the age of 52 following a heart attack. RIP
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) 4 March 2022
Can’t believe we are writing this.
RIP Shane Warne, one of the best characters and best bowler in the game.
Inscribed in Ashes history forever pic.twitter.com/A2jOWPt6L5
— Barmy Army of England (@TheBarmyArmy) 4 March 2022
Just heard the devastating news of the passing of the great Shane Warne. There are no words to describe how shocked and sad I am.
What is the proverb? What man. What a cricketer pic.twitter.com/4C8veEBFWS— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) 4 March 2022
Shocked beyond words to hear the news of Shane Warne’s passing. Condolences to his friends and family, growing up in the 90’s he was one of my favorite people. heart is feeling broken
— S Badrinath (@s_badrinath) 4 March 2022
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1969-2022 pic.twitter.com/Kk5TbEhwUk— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) 4 March 2022