Legendary Shane Warne died at the age of 52. March 4, 2022, when sudden news shocked the media. Why did Shane Warne die?
Learn more about Shane Warne’s death, personal life, and career.
Who is Shane Warne?
Shane Keith Warne is known as a famous bowler in the field of cricket. He is called in the cricket world as “Warnie.” Shane was born on September 13, 1969, in Australia. He was born and raised by his parents, Keith and Bridgette Warne.
At a young age, Warne showed enormous talent. He studied at Hampton High School from Grade 7-9. After that, he transferred to Mentone Grammar, where he was offered a sports scholarship and then finished his final years of schooling there.
At the age of 26, he married Simone Callahan and had three children. His children are Jackson, Brooke, and Summer. After ten years of marriage with Simone, they divorced.
The career of Shane Warne
Warne’s first competition was when he represented the Cricket Club of the University of Melbourne. He made his first-class cricket debut in 1991 for Victoria versus Western Australia in Melbourne. Also, in 1992, Warne played his first test match, and he successfully obtained more than 1,000 wickets.
Shane Warne is known as the greatest leg spinner bowler in history. According to Cricket Australia, Warne is a cricket wizard because he is an outstanding cricketer. In addition, outside his cricket career, he also worked as a commentator.
During 1993 at Manchester, Warne took 34 crickets and remembered as he bowled Mike Gatting of Middlesex Country Cricket Club. This made him more prominent in this sport.
With his excellency in cricket, he helped his country win the limited-overs World Cup in 1999 and was also credited for reviving the leg-spin.
In his whole cricket career, he played and contributed triumph to the following teams; Victoria Cricket team (1990-1991, 2006-2007), Hampshire Country Cricket Club (2000-2007), Rajashtan Royals (2008-2011), Melbourne Stars (2011-2013).
As he gets famous, Warne also faced controversies. His first controversy was during 1998 when it was revealed that he was taking bribes from an Indian gambler.
In 2005, Warne reached 600 wickets in the test format and was acknowledged as the first bowler of the same year.
He then stopped playing in the year 2007 from Test cricket as he started his journey in 2011 at a club level.
After how many years of playing cricket, Warne retired from all formats.
Also Read: Cheslie Kryst Dies at 30, Miss USA Pageant 2019
Shane Warne Death
A few hours after he expressed his sadness on the death of Rodney Marsh, who is also a great Australian cricketer. Family, friends, and fans around the world have woken in shock when Shane Warne died.
After a few hours of expressing his sadness on the death of Rodney Marsh, who is also a great Australian cricketer, Shane Warn’s family, friends, and fans around the globe had woken in shock when he died. Shane Warne died March 4, 2022 (Friday), in Koh Samui, Thailand. According to statements, Warne was found unresponsive by his friend in his villa. He was then rushed to Thai International hospital. However, despite all the efforts of the medical staff in the said hospital, he couldn’t be revived.
His family requests privacy at the moment and will announce further information soon.
While Australia’s federal government and Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews have offered a funeral service, in addition, Premier Daniel Andrews tweeted that in honor of Warne and his contribution to the game, he will rename the Great Southern Stand at the MCG.
Cricket iconic stars and high-profile fans give tribute to Shane Warne by posting on different social media platforms.
The Premier of Victoria said, “Nobody who saw Shane Warne play will ever forget him.”
Brian Lara tweeted, “I literally don’t know how to sum up this situation. My friend is gone!! We have lost one of the Greatest Sportsmen of all time!! My condolences go out to his family. RIP Warnie!! You will be missed.”
Another tweet from David Warner, an Australia opener, said that he is extremely lost for words because two legends in the cricket game have left too soon.
Shayne Warne may have died at a young age, yet he will always be remembered.