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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.

Competing Against Shane Warne Among Career Highlights, Says Rahul Dravid

Team India head coach Rahul Dravid on Saturday paid tribute to Shane Warne after the Australian spin great died at the age of 52. The iconic spinner succumbed in Thailand following a suspected heart attack. Earlier on Friday, Rodney Marsh had also died. Dravid also condoled the unfortunate demise of Australian legendary wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh and spin great Shane Warne, calling it a deep loss. "Really sad day for the game of cricket to lose to legends in two days the people who I think truly made the game what it is, who truly loved the game. It is indeed a deep loss. Our thoughts are with the family and all their friends. May their souls rest in peace. I did not know Rod that well met him a few times but obviously grew up watching lots of Rodney Marsh and hearing a lot about him," said Rahul Dravid in a video on BCCI's Twitter account.

Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq Tons Put Pakistan On Top In 1st Test vs Australia

Veteran batsman Azhar Ali and opener Imam-ul-Haq scored big hundreds to help Pakistan dominate Australia Saturday on the second day of the opening Test in Rawalpindi. Azhar knocked 185 and Haq a career-best 157 to guide Pakistan to 476-4 against a hapless Australian attack on a placid and unresponsive Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium pitch. Skipper Babar Azam declared the innings an hour before close in the hope of an early wicket, but Australia closed the day on five without loss after bad light ended play with 15 overs remaining. Left-handed opener Usman Khawaja scored five, while David Warner was yet to get off the mark.

Shane Warne Was "An Exceedingly Generous Person And Honest Bloke": Ian Chappell

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell on Saturday hailed late Shane Warne as a "generous and honest" champion who never considered himself to be a superstar despite being one of the all-time greats of the game. Warne, a spin wizard who made the world fall in love with his craft, died at the age of 52 due to a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday, leaving the world shell-shocked. "Warne was not only a champion leg-spinner, I also found him to be an exceedingly generous person and a honest bloke," Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo.

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..."

"You Lived Your Life King Size": Kapil Dev Condoles Shane Warne's Death

Former India captain Kapil Dev on Saturday condoled the demise of two legendary Australian cricketers -- Rodney Marsh and Shane Warne. "I played my first test series in Australia with Rod Marsh. What a wicket keeper. Rod and Lillie were a lethal pair for the opposition. Rod set the standards for wicket keeping at an almost unattainable level," Kapil Dev wrote on Instagram.

Pakistan vs Australia - "In Good Hands, Being Guided By Security Experts": Australia's Interim Coach After Peshawar Bomb Blast

Australia's interim head coach Andrew McDonald said his team was in good hands and will be guided by security experts after a suicide bomb blast killed at least 56 people at a mosque in Peshawar. In a media interaction on Friday after the first day's play in the opening Test, McDonald said that the team would be guided by security experts if the situation were to change. The Australian coach said the loss of innocent lives was a tragedy and the thoughts of the team were with the affected families.

Mike Gatting Remembers Shane Warne's "Ball Of The Century"

Mike Gatting said he was "happy" to have been bowled by the "ball of the century" that kick-started Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne's career as one of cricket's greatest bowlers. Warne died of a suspected heart attack aged just 52 in Koh Samui, Thailand, on Friday.

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Watch: How Warne Came To England's Rescue, Calmed "Hostile" MCG Crowd

Competing Against Shane Warne Among Career Highlights, Says Rahul Dravid

Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq Tons Put Pakistan On Top In 1st Test vs Australia

Shane Warne Was "An Exceedingly Generous Person And Honest Bloke": Ian Chappell

Shane Warne's Australia Teammates Get Emotional For "Greatest Bowler"

"You Lived Your Life King Size": Kapil Dev Condoles Shane Warne's Death

Pakistan vs Australia - "In Good Hands, Being Guided By Security Experts": Australia's Interim Coach After Peshawar Bomb Blast

Mike Gatting Remembers Shane Warne's "Ball Of The Century"