The Shane Warne memory that brought Ricky Ponting to tears in 7NEWS interview
Former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting choked back tears and forced himself to pause as he remembered his great mate Shane Warne in an interview with 7NEWS.
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Watch: Ricky Ponting Breaks Down In Emotional Tribute To Shane Warne
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Saturday condoled the demise of spinner Shane Warne, calling him the best bowler he ever played with or against. Warne, 52, died on Friday due to a suspected heart attack. "Hard to put this into words. I first met him when I was 15 at the Academy. He gave me my nickname. We were teammates for more than a decade, riding all the highs and lows together. Through it all he was someone you could always count on, someone who loved his family," tweeted Ponting.
What was Shane Warne’s net worth when he died?
Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, who died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 52 in Thailand, was the world’s sixth-richest cricketer and had a net worth of $50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which tracks the wealth and finances of the rich and famous.
Watch: How Warne Came To England's Rescue, Calmed "Hostile" MCG Crowd
With the world mourning Shane Warne's death on social media, fans flooded to a cricket.com.au post on Twitter to celebrate the Australian legend's cricket career. The Australian cricket Twitter handle posted a video from 1999 when Warne was requested by England captain Alec Steward to make his way into the middle and help in calming a hostile MCG crowd. Tensions rose during the Australian innings when bottles and golf balls were thrown towards the England fielders from a section of the crowd. Play was also stopped at one point for nearly five minutes and garbage began to enter the boundary.
Warne 'made us believe', says his former IPL team Royals
Shane Warne was often called "the best captain Australia never had", and the Indian Premier League side he led to a title triumph in 2008 paid tribute to the late Australian bowler Saturday.
Shane Warne's Australia Teammates Get Emotional For "Greatest Bowler"
Australian legend Shane Warne died at the age of 52 in Thailand on Friday. The news took the cricket world by storm with former and currently cricketers taking to Twitter to pass on their condolences. Ricky Ponting led the reactions from the Australian cricket community and took to Twitter to post a heartfelt message for Warne. He wrote, "Hard to put this into words. I first met him when I was 15 at the Academy. He gave me my nickname. We were teammates for more than a decade, riding all the highs and lows together. Through it all he was someone you could always count on, someone who loved his family..."
Shane Warne: Minute's silence held & MCG stand to be renamed after iconic cricketer's death
A minute's silence was held before Australia men and women's matches as tributes to continued to pour in for Shane Warne, who died on Friday.
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