Shane Keith Warne was an Australian cricketer who captained the Australian national team in One Day Internationals (ODI).
He was recognized as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history.
In 1991, he was picked for the Australian national team and made his international debut in Sydney with the Indian national team. In just two years, he scored 34 goals in six games against England, averaging 25.79 points per game in 1993.
In 1994 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, Warne was named Wisden Cricketers of the year.
He was banned from the sport in 2003 for testing positive for a prohibited substance.
Following the ban, he was named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2004 in the 2005 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.
In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet, and the only one still playing at the time.
Warne officially retired from all formats of cricket in July 2013.
Shane Warne was a part-owner of the SevenZeroEight gin distillery. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he announced that the company would turn its production from gin to alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Warne died in his villa in Koh Samui, Thailand on March 4, 2022, due to a heart attack.
Who was Shane Warne married to prior to his death?
Shane Warne was not married at the of his demise.
He previously married Simone Callahan with whom he had three children.
The pair married in 1995 but divorced in 2005 due to infidelity.
Following his split from Simone Callahan, Warne dated English actress Elizabeth Hurley. Their engagement was confirmed in late 2011. But, on December 17, 2013, it was reported that the couple had called off the engagement.