Cricket great Shane Warne dead, aged 52

By AAP Newswire

Mar 5, 2022

Australia's greatest ever wicket-taker, Shane Warne, has died of a heart attack aged 52.

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Warne's employer's, Fox Sports, published a statement from Warne's management company saying he had fallen sick in Thailand.

"Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived," the statement read.

"The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course."

Australia's leading wicket-taker of all-time, Warne claimed 708 scalps for Australia in 145 Tests.

His career also coincided with Australia's golden era, debuting in 1992 and retiring after the 5-0 Ashes whitewash in 2006-07.

The legspinner remains the second leading wicket-taker in Test history, behind only Muthiah Muralidaran.

His death comes less than 24 hours after that of fellow Australian Test legend, Rodney Marsh.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press

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