Shane Warne

South African fast food chicken chain Nando’s has paid tribute to Australian cricket great Shane Warne who shockingly died last Friday. Photo: Getty Images

BREAKING: Shane Warne found dead

Australian spin legend Shane Warne has died after being found “unresponsive in his villa” and “could not be revived” by paramedics.

Shane Warne

South African fast food chicken chain Nando’s has paid tribute to Australian cricket great Shane Warne who shockingly died last Friday. Photo: Getty Images

Australian spin legend Shane Warne has died after being found “unresponsive in his villa” and “could not be revived” by paramedics.

He was 52.

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In a statement, Warne’s management said: “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.

“The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course.”

Warne is the greatest leg-spinner of all time, having taken 708 Test match wickets, a figure only surpassed by Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan.

He also took 293 One-Day International wickets and made more than 300 appearances for Australia across all formats.

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