Australian cricket legend Shane Warne dies aged 52

Cricketing legend Shane Warne has died at just the age of 52, it has been confirmed.

The Australian leg spinner was found unresponsive in his home and died following a suspected heart attack, his management team confirmed.

In a statement, Warne's management said: "“It is with great sadness we advise that Shane Keith Warne passed away of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand today, Friday 4 March.

"Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.

"The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course."

Warne is the greatest leg-spinner of all time and is regarded as the greatest bowler to have ever played the game, having taken 708 Test match wickets, a figure only surpassed by Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.

He also took 293 One-Day International wickets and made more than 300 appearances for Australia across all formats.

Warne helped transform the dwindling Test match game when he burst onto the scene as a young bowler and transcended the game.

Tributes from across the cricketing world have been pouring in for the legend