Guwahati: Legendary Australian Spinner Shane Keith Warne breathed his last at the age of 52 on Friday.
The spinning legend Shane Warne has left for his heavenly abode after a heart attack in a Villa in Koh Samni at Thailand.
He was found unreactive in a Villa and could not bring him back to live despite emergency medical efforts.
Warne was the second-best wicket taker in Test cricket history, behind Muttiah Muralitharan with 708 wickets.
Warne appeared in 194 One-Day Internationals for Australia, taking 293 wickets. The right-hander was also a capable batsman, scoring 3,154 runs in Test cricket. In 50-overs cricket, he scored 1,018 runs.
The leg-spinner amassed a total of 1001 wickets, making him the first bowler to reach the 1,000-wicket mark in international cricket.
Warne was named one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century for his unprecedented achievements across a 15-year career between 1992 and 2007. He made his Test debut against India at the legendary Sydney Cricket Ground.
He was honoured into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2013.
He helped Australia win the World Cup in 1999 and has taken more Ashes wickets than any other bowler, with a total of 195.
After retiring from international cricket, Warne added to his fame by serving as captain and coach of the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, which won the inaugural season of the tournament.
Warne was a colourful figure on and off the field who also achieved popularity as a commentator and was regarded as one of the game’s sharpest analysts.