Shane Warne. Photo: Twitter @ICC
Shane Warne’s HAUNTING final tweet hours before his death
Shane Warne paid tribute to fellow Australian legend Rod Marsh in a final tweet just hours before he also died from a suspected heart attack.
Shane Warne. Photo: Twitter @ICC
Shane Warne paid tribute to fellow Australian cricket legend Rod Marsh in a tragic final tweet just hours before he also died from a suspected heart attack.
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Warne death came hours after tweeting his “sadness” at the death of Marsh who, as reported by The South African website, suffered a heart attack aged 74.
Shane Warne wrote: “Sad to hear the news that Rod Marsh has passed. He was a legend of our great game & an inspiration to so many young boys & girls.
“Rod cared deeply about cricket & gave so much-especially to Australia & England players. Sending lots & lots of love to Ros & the family. RIP mate.”
In a brief statement, Warne’s management said he died in Thailand after a suspected heart attack.
“Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” the statement read.
“The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course.”
He was 52.
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Shane Warne was widely considered one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history.
As well as playing internationally, Warne played domestic cricket for his home state of Victoria and English domestic cricket for Hampshire.
He was captain of Hampshire for three seasons from 2005 to 2007 and played his first Test match in 1992 and took over 1 000 international wickets.
In September 2021, Warne joked he tried smoking 100 cigarettes a day to cure Covid.
Shane Warne tested positive for Covid-19 in 2021
He tested positive over the summer, forcing him to isolate and miss coaching The Hundred team London Spirit.
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Double-jabbed Warne, a Sky TV cricket pundit who took 708 Test wickets, said: “I’m unfortunately not playing enough golf because I’ve got Covid.
“Don’t take this as any sort of gospel, and this is actually a bit tongue-in-cheek, but I thought if I smoked 100 cigarettes a day I could kill Covid.
“It didn’t really work and I ended up on a ventilator, so it wasn’t ideal.
“I had to have the 10 days’ isolation – but I’m up and about now.”
Warne’s claims follow numerous bizarre attempts to avoid the virus, including taking animal de-wormers and drinking bleach.
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