The petition to honor Shane Warne posthumously knighted for his exploits on the cricket field is gaining momentum.
The legendary cricketer recently passed away at the age of 52 of a suspected heart attack while he was vacationing on an island in Thailand. After the death of the great cricketer, there was a demand to amend the constitution so that he could get the highest honour.
A report in Dailymail.co.uk said on Sunday that, while Knight Warne’s campaign began three years ago, “[it]gained momentum again after Warne’s death”.
The report said that Warne was one of Wisden’s five greatest cricketers of the 20th century who were not knighted. According to the constitution, knighthood can be conferred only to living persons.
In fact, the Australian great “made fun of the fact that he was the only person who was not Knight to be named in Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century”, the report said.
“Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs, Sir Vivian Richards were the other four cricketers on the list.”
In a column for The Daily Telegraph, Warne wrote, “I am not sure what will happen in the future, but I note that the other four selected in Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century are Sirs.” lost in position”.
It has been argued in the petition that there is no excuse to deprive Warne of honour.
Mr. Warne’s reputation for this honor speaks for itself. 708 Test wickets. 1,319 first-class wickets. Hundreds of one-day wickets,” the petition said.
“Ashes trophies, World Cup, West Indies beating mighty West Indies, getting out for 99, flippers, champagne on the balcony, bunnies, baked beans, lifestyle, romance, life, man, legend. And that’s just his cricket. He He is also a philanthropist, a journalist, easily the best commentator, an entertainer, a larrikin and an All-Australian hero,” the petition says, as per the report.
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