Legendary Australian Cricketer Shane Warne Has Died Aged 52

Shane Warne, Australia cricket legend, died aged 52 on Friday (Mar 4).

“Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” Warne’s management confirmed in a statement to the Australian media.

"The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course.” the statement read.

Warne, widely regarded as the greatest leg spinner of all-time, took 708 Test wickets during his Test career.

He is also the only batsman to have scored more than 3,000 Test runs without a career century.

Warne made his Test debut for Australia in 1992 against India and played his last Test in 2007.

He was a member of Australia’s World Cup win in 1999, and five Ashes-winning sides beween 1993 and 2003.