New Delhi: Australia’s star cricketer Shane Warne died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 52 in Koh Samui, Thailand, while on holiday on Friday.
Widely considered one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history, Warne died of a suspected heart attack.
He was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.
Warne was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1994 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. He was the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 1997 (Notional Winner). He was banned from the sport in 2003 for testing positive for a prohibited substance. Following the ban, he was named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2004 in the 2005 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet, and the only one still playing at the time. He officially retired from all formats of cricket in July 2013.