Shane Warne dies aged 52

Legendary Australia cricketer Shane Warne, one of the greatest bowlers in history, has died at the age of 52.

Warne's management released a statement saying he had died of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand.

The statement read: "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."

Leg-spinner Warne is the second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history with 708 wickets in 145 matches, behind only Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan's tally of 800.

Warne produced the 'Ball of the Century' to dismiss England batter Mike Gatting at Old Trafford in 1993.

Warne took 1,001 international wickets in total, having also picked up 293 in 194 one-day internationals.

Since retiring from the game in 2013, he worked as a pundit for Sky Sports and coached London Spirit in the inaugural edition of The Hundred in 2021.

Warne had tweeted earlier on Friday to pay tribute to Rod Marsh following the former Australia wicketkeeper's passing from a heart attack at the age of 74.

Warne played domestic cricket in England for Hampshire, while his entire first-class domestic cricket in career in Australia was spent playing for his native Victoria.

He led Rajasthan Royals to the Indian Premier League title in 2008 and was appointed as the team's mentor in 2018.

The world of sport paid tribute to Warne, with greats like Sir Viv Richards and Kumar Sangakkara amongst those expressing their shock and sadness.

England's men's team held a minute's silence at their training base in Antigua in tribute to Warne and posted their tributes on social media.

Sky Sports News James Cole, from Antigua