australian cricket legends Shane WarneUndisputed greatest spinner in international cricket, passed away at 52 Suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday. Warne’s management issued a brief statement in the early hours of Saturday (AEDT), that he died of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand. Part of the statement read, “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and, despite the best efforts of the medical staff, could not be revived.” “The family requests confidentiality at this time and will provide further details,” the report quoted from the statement said.
PTI takes a look at the statistical journey of the legend who redefined the art of spin bowling.
Test bowling stats:
Test matches played: 145
Innings: 273
Wickets: 708
Best bowling in an innings: 8/71
Best bowling in a match: 12/128
Runs accepted: 17995
Ball bowled: 40705
Average: 25.41
Economy: 2.65
5-wicket haul: 37
10-Wicket Hall: 10
Bowling stats in ODIs:
ODIs played: 194
Innings: 191
Wickets: 293
Best bowling in a match: 5/33
Runs accepted: 7541
Ball bowled: 10642
Average: 25.73
Economy: 4.25
5-Wicket Hall: 1
test batting statistics
Test: 145
Innings: 199
Runs Scored: 3154
Highest: 99
Fifties: 12
Average: 17.32
Strike Rate: 57.65
ODI batting stats:
ODIs played: 194
Innings: 107
Runs Scored: 1018
Highest: 55
Average: 13.05
Strike Rate: 72.04
Fifty: 1
Test debut: vs India at Sydney Cricket Ground, 2 January 1992
Final test:vs England at Sydney Cricket Ground, 2 January 2007
ODI debut:Vs New Zealand at Basin Reserve, March 24, 1993
Last ODI:vs Asia XI at Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 10, 2005
IPL Debut: Vs Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, April 19, 2008
Previous IPL Matches: Vs Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, May 20, 2011
# Shane Warne played 55 IPL matches out of which he took 57 wickets with best figures of 4/21.
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#Warne led Rajasthan Royals to their first and only IPL Championship title in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2008.
#Warne was a key member of Australia’s 1999 ODI World Cup winning team.
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