Shane Warne Dies: Australia cricket legend and the greatest bowler of all time, Shane Warne, has died, aged 52.
Warne’s management released a statement Saturday morning that he had died in Koh Samui, Thailand, of a suspected heart attack.
“Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and could not be revived,” the statement reads.
The family requests that their privacy be respected at this time and they will provide more information in the future.
The news is the second devastating blow for Australian cricket within 24 hours with fellow great, Rod Marsh, also dying on Friday having suffered a major heart attack last week.
Warne is affectionately known as ‘Warnie’ by millions of people across the globe and is considered by many to be the greatest bowler of all time.
He had an international career spanning 15 years and took 708 Test wickets, the most for an Australian and the second most of all time.
After making his Test debut at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1992, Warne became a key figure across all formats for one of the greatest sustained periods of dominance by any team in world cricket.
He was a part of five Ashes-winning sides between 1993 and 2003, as well as Australia’s World Cup win in 1999.
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