Shane Warne (Cricketer) Height, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shane Warne

• Did Shane Warne smoke?: Yes

• Did Shane Warne consume alcohol?: Yes

• Warne as a kid could hardly land the ball on the pitch and preferred to bat instead.

• In 1993, his ball to England’s Mike Gatting at the Ashes Test series in England is called the “Ball of the Century.”

• He once said that he used to see nightmares and in his dreams, Sachin smashed his bowling, after Sachin scored lots of runs against him.

• For a long period of time he and his fellow cricketer Adam Gilchrist never really got along, but stepped aside from their differences for the team.

• Under his captaincy, Rajasthan Royals became the first team to win IPL tournament in 2008.

• In 2005, he was named Wisden Leading Cricketer for his performance in 2004.

• In 1998, he and Mark Waugh were fined for taking money from a bookmaker for giving information about pitch and weather conditions.

• Mark Waugh was his favourite teammate.

• His average against India was below his standards with around 47.

• His book “Shane Warne: My Own Story” and “Warne: The Official Illustrated Career”, were both among bestsellers.

• Before India Vs England’s match at the World Cup 2011, he tweeted “My prediction, a tie”, and it later proved to be a tie match. 

• In 2004, he launched “Shane Warne Foundation” which helps seriously ill and underprivileged children.

• In January 2022, a documentary film titled Shane was released; the film depicted the highs and lows of the cricketer’s life.
  

  The poster of the documentary film Shane

• On 4 March 2022, he died of a suspected heart attack. According to Fox Sports, he was found unresponsive in his villa in Koh Samui, Thailand. In a statement, Warne’s management confirmed the news of his demise. ^[2]The Indian Express The statement read,
  

  Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.”