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Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will be renamed after the SK Warne Stand as soon as possible, Victorian Sports Minister Martin Pakula announced on Saturday. Australian cricket, along with the entire cricketing world, is in a state of shock at the loss of Shane Warne, a true cricketing genius, who died aged 52. The legendary spinner passed away after a suspected heart attack.
Mithali's team first up against Pakistan on SundayDowncast eyes, tears and dejection. The mood of the Indian women's cricket team at Lord's after the 2017 World Cup final, which they lost by eight runs to hosts England, is a frozen frame in the history of women's cricket in our country. Add to that the heartbreak of the 2020 World T20 final defeat to Australia. India have twice come within touching distance of staking claim to their maiden ICC trophy. Will 2022 be that year? India open their campaign in New Zealand against Pakistan on Sunday. The Mithali Raj-led team is an exciting mix of ageing stars, proven talent and upcoming youngsters. In each of their seven league matches, India will have to bring their 'A' game. For that to happen, they will have to fire as a cohesive unit, which is something they have failed to do in recent times.
Players from Australia and Pakistan will take time out to honour Shane Warne as the second day of the first Test in Rawalpindi gets underway.
PAK vs AUS 1st Test, Day 2 Live Updates: Pakistan will look to pile on more misery on Australia on Day 2 after completing dominating the visitors on the opening day of the ongoing first Test at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. Imam-ul-Haq scored a fine century and was unbeaten on 132. Veteran batter Azhar Ali also scored a fine half-century, and will resume his innings on 64. Pakistan were 245 for the loss of on wicket. Abdullah Shafique had missed out on his fifty after Nathan Lyon had dismissed him, following a brilliant catch from skipper Pat Cummins. Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. (LIVE SCORECARD)
May be because his bowling was actually art. Ask Mike Gatting, the 'solid' English batsman and former captain, whom he bowled with his first ball on English soil at Old Trafford in 1993, with what is now famously called, 'The Ball Of The Century' as it pitched outside leg-stump and took out the off bail.
Shane Warne will have a stand named after him at the MCG, while his family has been offered a state funeral, following the cricket legend’s shock death at age 52.
Warne, the larger than life leg-spinner who bamboozled batsmen, enthralled fans, and constantly provided fodder to tabloids, stunned the world one last time on Friday as he passed away, aged just 52. Warne, who ended his international career in 2007 with 708 Test wickets, more than anyone else except Muttiah Muralitharan (800) died from a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand, his family confirmed in a statement. He also had 293 wickets from 194 one-dayers, won the man-of-the-match award when Australia beat Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup final, and was declared one of the five greatest cricketers of the 20th century by Wisden.
Australian captain Pat Cummins, currently leading the team on a tour of Pakistan, said legendary spinner Shane Warne, who died Friday, was "a hero" to the current generation of cricketers.