Last Update: March 04, 2023, 15:56 IST
Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne died on March 4 last year at the age of 52 due to a sudden heart attack in Thailand. Warne’s untimely death shook the entire cricket fraternity. His family and several cricketers have shared heartfelt messages, pictures and clips of the Australian great to mark his first death anniversary on March 4.
Cricket Australia, in its tribute, shared a clip of Warne’s myriad amazing wicket-taking deliveries. Official Instagram handle of Cricket Australia posted the video on social media. “Bold, Warne,” read the caption.
The video went viral in no time, garnering over 341k views on Instagram. Needless to say, fans and followers of the game flooded the comments with messages of love and appreciation for Shane Warne. Here are some reactions.
“The scene that Adam Gilchrist and Ian Healy enjoyed, they knew it was very special. Cricket Miss Shane Warne,” wrote an Instagram user.
A certain social media user called Shane Warne the greatest bowler of all time. It was written in the comment, ‘Greatest bowler of all time.’
Another person expressed a similar opinion and wrote, “These types of legends never take rebirth.”
Commenting an Instagram user praised Warne, writing, ‘Greatest player ever who served the game with ability and strength, one of the smartest cricketing minds and true entertainers. Miss you legend.. Greatest of all time.
“The Wizard of Australia. There will never be another Shane Warne. He truly was one of a kind. Miss you Warne and thank you for all the memories,” commented another person.
Shane Warne, with 708 scalps to his name, is the second highest wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket. Only former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has more wickets than him, with 800 wickets to his name. Warne stunned the cricket world with his iconic ‘Ball of the Century’ to dismiss Mike Gatting at Old Trafford in 1993 at the age of just 24.
Shane Warne retired from cricket in 2013. In total he represented Australia 145 times. In ODIs, he has taken 293 wickets after making 194 appearances. He led the Rajasthan Royals to their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title in the inaugural season that concluded in 2008. After playing in 55 matches, Warne claimed 57 wickets in the IPL.
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