Shane Warne passes away: A look back at the career of the Australian spin great cricket news

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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