The legendary spinner also passed away hours later in his villa in Thailand.
Legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne on Friday, March 4, died of a suspected heart attack at his residence in Koh Samui, Thailand, leaving the cricketing world shell-shocked. The former cricketer was 52 and is the second-highest wicket-taker in Tests with a tally of 708.
Hours before his death, Warne had condoled the death of former Australia wicket-keeper Rodney Marsh who passed away earlier in the day in Adelaide in Australia at the age of 74. He suffered a major heart attack last week. The tweet, in which Warne expressed his sadness over the death of his compatriot, went viral after the news of his own death broke.
In the tweet, Warne wrote, “Sad to hear the news that Rod Marsh has passed. He was a legend of our great game & inspiration to so many young boys & girls. Rod cared deeply about cricket & gave so much-especially to Australia & England players. Sending lots & lots of love to Ros & the family. RIP mate❤️”
Born in Victoria, Australia, in September 1969, Warne went on to play 145 Tests and 194 one-day internationals in which he claimed more than 1,000 international wickets. He also scored more than 4,000 international runs and has been Australia’s vice-captain and a member of Australia’s 1999 World Cup-winning squad.
Known to be one of the greatest spinners that the game has seen, Warne is also credited for bowling the ‘ball of the 20th century’ against England’s Mike Gatting in a Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester in June 1993.
He was also the first captain to win the Indian Premier League in 2008 when he led the Rajasthan Royals.
The news about Warne’s death was released by his management in a brief statement. It read, “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.”
“The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course,” it added.
