Shane Warne, one of Australia’s greatest cricketers, died at the age of 52 in Koh Samui, Thailand, of a heart attack after initial findings, his management company announced on Friday. in a press release.
Shane Warne was also known to have attended Elizabeth Hurley from 2010 to 2013. New hard blow therefore for Liz Hurley, who was just recovering from the suicide of another of her exes, Steve Bing, the father of her son Damian.
A few hours before the announcement of his death, Warne posted a message on his Twitter account to honor the memory of another legendary Australian player, Rod Marsh, who died of a heart attack at 74 years old.
AFP specifies that the two men did not have the same specialty, because Warne was a bowler” (thrower) outsized, primarily responsible for throwing the ball in an attempt to deceive the opposing batsman and destroy his “wicket“, made of several pieces of wood, behind him. Marsh was an excellent wicketkeeper, another crucial position in cricket, placed behind the wicket and responsible for recovering the ball to eliminate the batsman.
Throughout his career, Warne destroyed and therefore scored 708 wickets in international matches, with opposing players often having great difficulty intercepting the ball he threw, with incredible effect. Only a Sri Lankan pitcher did better, Muttiah Muralitharan, who stopped at 800.
Former Australia cricket captain David Warner reacted on Twitter: “Two legends of our sport left us too soon. I can’t find the words and it’s extremely sad. I can not believe it. RIP (rest in peace), we will miss you both“.
Shane Warne leaves behind 3 children, fruits of his marriage to Simone Callahan (1995 to 2005). The couple had separated after several infidelities of the sportsman. In 2017, he was talked about after being accused of assaulting a porn actress in a London club.