Friday, March 04, 2022, proved to be one of the busiest days of international cricket. ICC Women’s World Cup started in New Zealand, Virat Kohli scored 100. stepped into the field forth Time and history in Tests was being written in Rawalpindi as Australia were playing a Test match in Pakistan after 24 years.
A day which was so lively with some interesting games going on in different corners of the world suddenly got a sad news. Spin legend Shane Warne passed away due to a suspected cardiac arrest and the cricketing world was in for a big shock.
According to a report by the Sydney Morning Herald, Warne was watching the first Australia vs Pakistan Test on television before he was found unconscious in a hotel room in Malaysia. He suffered a suspected heart attack, prompting his business manager to perform CPR for about 10 minutes.
His manager told the Morning Herald that the legendary spinner was not drinking and was about to visit a friend named Andrew Neofito for dinner.
Warne was holidaying in Malaysia and his stay at the Koh Samui resort was part of an extended vacation, after which he was scheduled to travel to the UK to comment on the English summer of cricket.
“They were supposed to meet some people at 5 pm. Neo was next door, he is always on time,” said Warne’s longtime manager James Erskine.
“He realized he was not well. He tried to give her mouth to mouth, tried to revive her, she didn’t have a heartbeat, 20 minutes later an ambulance came and an hour later she was pronounced dead [at the Thai International Hospital],
Erskine further said that Warne was last seen about two hours ago.
“He was on vacation, lay down, slept, he didn’t drink, he was on this diet to lose weight,” he said.
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“He didn’t drink much. Everyone thinks he’s a big boozer but he’s not a big boozer at all. I sent him a crate of wine, 10 years later he’s still there. He doesn’t drink, never takes drugs.” He hated drugs so there was nothing unpleasant.
“He was going to do the things he loves to do. He was going to play one or two poker competitions, play a lot of golf, be with his kids, that was all; [to] Time for myself.”
Warne’s manager also said that the cricket legend’s children Brooke, Summer and Jackson were devastated by the news of the father’s passing. After the news broke, Warne’s father Keith went to visit his grandchildren on Saturday.
Paying tribute to the spin wizard, the Victorian government has announced that the MCG’s Great Southern Stand will be renamed the SK Warne Stand in memory of the leg-spinner. Warne took his 700th Test wicket at the MCG.
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