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Ricky Ponting Breaks Down In Emotional Tribute To Shane Warne

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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting broke down tears while giving tribute to his former teammate Shane Warne. Warne passed away on Friday. aged 52 after suffering a heart attack in Thailand. The news of his tragic demise sent shockwaves across the cricketing world.

Ponting was speaking on Warne and soon he could not keep back his tears. He took a moment to collect himself before starting to speak again.  Ponting admitted that he was shocked just like other fan, “I was shocked I think like probably the rest of the world. I mean I’ve got the messages when I woke up this morning. I went to bed last night knowing that I had to take my daughters for netball and then was confronted with what didn’t seem quite real at that time and even now probably doesn’t really seem like it’s real either so I’ve had a few hours now to digest it all and think about how a part of my life he was and reflect on a lot of those memories through the years,” Ponting said.  

“Halfway through my career when we turned up to do coaching clinics and whatever else, every young kid in Australia wanted to be more than one of the bold leg spinners. He is going to down down as one of the all-time greats of the game if not one the greatest. I’ve never played with a more better and competitive bowler, someone who changed and revolutionised spin bowling back into,” he added. 

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“Hard to put this into words. I first met him when I was 15 at the Academy. He gave me my nickname. We were teammates for more than a decade, riding all the highs and lows together. Through it all he was someone you could always count on, someone who loved his family,” Ponting had tweeted.

Warne was one of the most influential cricketers and is credited to have single-handedly revived the art of bowling leg-spin. He  finished his international career with 708 Test wickets and a further 293 in One-Day Internationals, placing him second in the list of all-time international wicket-takers behind his great friend and rival Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka.

Shane Warne’s Friend reveals his final hours before death

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Australian cricket legend Shane Warne died of a suspected heart attack in his villa in Koh Samui in Thailand on March 4. Shane Warne’s long-time friend and associate Tom Hall, spoke about the behaviour of the legend, in the final hours before his sudden demise. 

Tom Hall was stayed at the hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand, where Warne was located subconscious in his space in a vacation home he showed 3 taking a trip friends. However Tom Hall, revealed that he found nothing “unusual” surrounding Warne’s death.

The first question is, ‘How can we watch Australia v Pakistan test here in Thailand; the games about to start?’, Hall wrote on the website, quoting Warne. Hall further spoke about his association with, Shane Warne. The former leg-spinner was working with him for the Sporting News website for a year or so.

Hall added that Warne had told them stories about his first season at the Indian Premier League where he had taken Rajasthan Royals to a title victory. After joking around with the various cricket gear and taking pictures, the friends decided on “a quick bite to eat”.

“I have dined with Shane in many fine establishments, but rather than sample some of the local Thai fare, we tuck into a plate of Vegemite on toast. Shane chomping away: ‘Geez, you can’t beat Vegemite with some butter, always great wherever you are in the world. An Australian through and through – this was to turn out to be his last meal.” said Hall.

Thai Police on Saturday revealed that Warne had experienced chest pains before his death and had asthma and some heart issues but Hall admitted that none of his friends who travelled with him to Thailand knew about him visiting a doctor although he did complain to a friend of some chest pains and shortness of breath. “He knew he was a bit overweight and was getting back into training harder. His travel companions from Australia did everything they could, the local ambulance crews got there fast.” Hall added.

Australia’s Alana King Dismisses England Batter By Recreating Shane Warne-Style ‘Ball Of The Century

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Legendary Australia Cricketer Shane Warne passed away from a suspected heart attack on Friday. The Australia women’s team took the field in their opening ODI World Cup game against England hours after the news of Warne’s passing broke, and the members of the side wore black armbands in the memory of the legendary leg-spinner.

Meanwhile, Australia women’s cricket team player Alana Kings tried recreating Shane Warne’s iconic ‘ball of the century’ in a match against England in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup. England Women won the toss and opted to bowl first in the match. Batting first, Australia posted a total of 310 runs by 3 wickets. Chasing the target, England England had one of the worst starts as they lost quick wickets early on.

However, Alana King paid a fitting tribute to Warne by foxing England batter Tammy Beaumont with her leg-spin. In the 28th over of the England’s innings on the 3rd delivery King almost pulled off Warne’s ‘ball of the century’. The ball completely deceived Tammy and spun miles from leg-stump to the wicketkeeper’s gloves. Alyssa Healy was quick to do the job and stumped the batter. King remembered Warne after the wicket and tapped on her armband.

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In a heartwarming gesture, bowler Alana King pointed to the black armband and seemingly paid tribute to Warne. England were restricted on 298/8 and lost the game. Alana Kings played a crucial role in her team’s 12-run win over England. She scalped three wickets in this match.

Australia Legend Shane Warne Dies of Suspected Heart Attack

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Australia cricket legend Shane Warne has passed away of a suspected attack in Thailand. He was just 52. Around 7.30 PM India time, the world of cricket lost not just one of its greatest cricketers.

A true artist with a ball in hand, a fierce competitor on the cricket field was died on Friday of a suspected heart attack in Thailand. According to a statement issued by Warne’s management stating that passed away in Thailand of a suspected heart attack. “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” the statement reads.

This is the second devastating news in 24 hours for Australian cricket with fellow great, Rod Marsh, also dying on Friday having suffered a major heart attack last week. Incidentally, Warne had condoled his demise in a tweet this morning.

Warne is regarded as one of the finest leg-spin bowlers of all time. He played 145 Tests and 194 ODIs between 1992 and 2007 and took a combined 1001 wickets during his storied international career. Later he played in the Indian Premier League and other Twenty20 competitions before retiring from all international cricket in 2013 but continued to be involved in the game as a broadcaster.

As soon as the news came out, cricket world expressed their shock. Here are some reactions:

Shane Warne suggests who should be India’s next Test captain

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Legendary cricketer Shane Warne has reacted to Virat Kohli stepping down as Team India’s Test skipper and named his choice who will lead the team in the longest format of the game.

Former Australian spinner Shane Warne reckoned that a wicket-keeper should not be a captain and keeping the Indian team in mind, he felt it should either be Jasprit Bumrah or Rohit Sharma. “I was not surprised with Virat’s decision because being the captain of India has so much pressure and expectation. Virat is such an inspiration to so many people, he is an inspirational leader and I am sad to see him resign as captain and step down. He is still playing Test cricket and he still believes that it is the number one form of the game,” Warne told.

Further talking about the captaincy prospects, Warne said: “Rohit has done a good job in shorter formats, so he will be the favourite to lead the side. KL Rahul could do it, I would love to say Rahane, but he has lost form. If Rahane is in form or he finds that form again, then he can do it. He is a very good captain. India is lucky to have so many options but I think Rohit will get the captaincy.”

Even Warne said that the fast bowler has the potential to lead the team as well. He explained why he does not want Rishabh Pant to take over as the next India captain, “I do not believe a wicketkeeper should be a captain, I believe a wicketkeeper makes a good deputy, a good vice-captain. Looking at the Indian side, Jasprit Bumrah can make a good captain, Rohit Sharma can make a good captain,” Warne further said.