Shane Warne was a true great of the game. Image: Cricket Australia/Twitter
Shane Warne: Family tributes one year on
Shane Warne passed away a year ago today and his family have have posted heart-warming tributes to Instagram to mark his death.
Shane Warne was a true great of the game. Image: Cricket Australia/Twitter
Australian legend Shane Warne passed away a year ago today and his family have have posted heart-warming tributes to Instagram to mark his death.
The cricket world was rocked when Warne passed away at 52. He was in Thailand at a wellness retreat when tragedy struck.
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Instagram tributes
Son Jackson was first on social media writing: “One year ago today. Miss you mate, love Jacko”.
He shared a montage video of himself and Warne.
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“Remembering Shane always bringing joy and love to our children Brooke, Jackson and Summer,” she wrote.
“He just wanted to be the best dad. We miss you. Forever in our hearts. I hope you have found comfort and peace.”
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Warne’s daughter, Brooke, wrote on Instagram: “I love you Dad. I will always remember us this way, laughing and happy. One year today. Feels like yesterday you were taken but forever since I’ve seen you.”
Shane Warne – a cricket great
Warne made his Test debut in 1992 and would become one of the true greats of the internationl game.
He ended his career with 708 Test Wickets and took over 1000 wickets in Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs). Warne led for a long time before being overtaken by Sri Lankan finger spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
In 2000, respected cricket publication Wisden named Warne as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century.
Warne also lays claim to having bowled “the ball of the century” as the then twenty-three-year-old bowled England captain Mike Gatting after pitching the ball outside of leg stump.
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Useful with the bat, his best Test score as a batter was 99 and he had the most Test runs of any batsman not to score a century.
