Fresh details have emerged following the shock death of Australia cricket legend and the greatest leg-spinner of all-time, Shane Warne, aged 52.
“The loss that we are all trying to wrap our heads around is huge,” he said in a video message. India batting great Sachin Tendulkar wrote on Twitter of his ex-rival: “Shocked, stunned & miserable... “It was a bit all or nothing. That’s what I think’s happened.” “There was nothing unusual that made me think they’d been partying. Will miss you Warnie. There was never a dull moment with you around. I’m so sorry that I couldn’t help him.” They were really stressed and panicked. “They were desperate. Australian captain Pat Cummins, currently leading the team on a tour of Pakistan, said Warne was “a hero” to the current generation of cricketers. “They said they had found him unconscious on the bed and moved him to the floor to attempt CPR. In the room, there was vomit on the floor but no sign of injuries.” “Shane was having three months off and this was the start of it,” he told the Remembering Shane Warne tribute on Fox Cricket.
Australian cricket great Shane Warne had experienced chest pains prior to his death in Thailand and had a history of asthma and some heart issues, ...
"I'm here on behalf of Shane Warne's family and his travelling companions to thank Superintendent Yuttana and his team here at the Bo Phun Police Station and the hospital in Koh Samui for facilitating this process and getting Shane Warne back to Australia as quickly as possible," he said. "DFAT is working with Thai authorities to confirm arrangements following his passing, assist with his repatriation and provide other assistance on the ground," Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement. Earlier, friends of Warne met with Thai Police at Bo Phut Police Station to discuss repatriating the Australian cricketing great's body.
Shane Warne's family's acceptance of a Victorian state funeral will give the champion legspinner a fitting public farewell.
The Pakistan tour and women's World Cup will mean the majority of Australia's players won't be able to attend the funeral. "It will be an opportunity for Victorians to pay tribute to his contribution to his sport, to our state and the country. "I've spoken with the Warne family again today and they have accepted my offer of a State Funeral to remember Shane," Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews tweeted on Sunday afternoon. I’ve just informed the Warne family that the Government will rename the Great Southern Stand at the MCG - the place he took his hat trick and 700th wicket - to honor Shane and his contribution to the game.— Dan Andrews (@DanielAndrewsMP) Details of Warne's funeral are yet to be confirmed, but the acceptance of a state funeral mean the event will give the public the chance to offer a final farewell. Australia's players in Pakistan continued to wear a black armband in his honour, with the memory of Warne hovering over both them and the women's team in New Zealand.
His manager said the cricket great had just finished a 14-day diet where he only consumed fluids.
Loyal friend," he tweeted. "He went in there ... and then realised something was wrong. "Genius player. "It was a bit all or nothing. "He obviously smoked most of his life. "To us, he was the greatest - but to his family, he was so much more."
A friend has revealed how his ex-wife and three children reacted to news of Warne's death.
You don't expect Shane Warne to die because he was an extraordinary human being." "It's one of these things where someone said to me that when someone is larger than life, you don't expect them to die. Erskine was unaware of the extent of those issues, saying: "I didn't know about that. I don't know, I think it was just a massive heart attack. "They'd only arrived the night before. You don't expect someone to die at 52 years old. That's what I think's happened." "I think that's what happens when you have a sudden death and you're not expecting it. I didn't know that at the time. It was a bit ... all or nothing. They are having a much harder time than anybody really." "I think the three children are in complete shock," Erskine told Weekend Today. "I spoke to them yesterday and again today.