Shane Keith Warne was an Australian cricketer and a right-arm leg spinner, who was globally recognized as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket.
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Shane Warne was born on September 13, 1969, to Bridgett Warne and Keith Warne in Upper Ferntree Gully, Australia.
He was married to Simone Callaham from 1995 and 2005. The couple had three children; Jackson Warne, Summer Warne, and Brooke Warne.
After the divorce with Simone, Shane dated the English actress, businesswoman and model, Elizabeth Jane Hurley.
Shane Warne died from a heart attack on March 4, 2022, at age 52 in Ko Samui, Thailand.
The news of his death came a few hours after he took to Twitter to pay tribute to his fellow Australian cricketer, Rod Marsh.
Shane Warne was both a national and international asset. He would be honored in a private state burial at the Melbourne Cricket ground on March 30, 2022.
Invitations have been sent out to the family and closest friends of Wane to attend the private burial ceremony.
The ceremony was ticketed and will be streamed live across Australia for those who can’t attend and plans are ongoing to make the tickets available to the general public.
Many international cricketers including England’s Kevin Pietersen, Michael Vaughan, India’s Sachin Tendulkar, and Virat Kohli among others have paid their respect to the late cricket icon.
Also, celebrities like Russel Crowe, Sir Mick, Ed Sheeren, Sir Elton John and Magda Szubanski have also paid their tribute.
Warne started his cricket journey in the early 80’s, where he was playing for the University of Melbourne Cricket Club in the Under-16 Dowling Shield Competition.
The Australian cricket player who later become a coach had a net worth of approximately $50 million dollars.
