• Shane Warne, Australian cricketer and legendry spinner, died of a “suspected heart attack” on Friday at the age of 52 in Thailand, a statement from his management was published in the Australian media as saying.

Shane Warne, Australian cricketer and legendry spinner, died of a “suspected heart attack” on Friday at the age of 52 in Thailand, a statement from his management was published in the Australian media as saying.

The loss of one of the cricket’s greatest icons elicited an outpouring of emotion from the whole cricketing world. Warne is regarded as one of the top spinners in the game, having won the World Cup in 1999.

Shane Warne, arguably one of the best bowlers in history, redefined spin bowling like no other. He concluded his Test career with 708 wickets, second only to Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of Test wickets taken.

In 1992, Warne made his international debut. Warne bowled well against all sides, but he particularly enjoyed bowling against England and South Africa. 325 of his wickets out of 708 came against England and South Africa alone.

Warne’s last tweet from his account was on Friday, when he expressed his condolences for the loss of former Australia batsman Rodney Marsh.

At the historic Sydney Cricket Ground, he made his Test debut against India. Few batsmen have been able to dominate Warne like Sachin Tendulkar, which is a testament to his bowling prowess. Warne was named one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century for his legendary contribution and achievement in the game in a career graph spread over fifteen years during year 1992 to 2007.

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