Shane Warne’s family accept offer of state funeral from Victoria

A state funeral will be held in Victoria for Shane Warne after the cricketing great died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed on Sunday that Warne’s family had accepted the state government’s offer, with more details to be released in coming days.

“It will be an opportunity for Victorians to pay tribute to his contribution to his sport, to our state and the country,” Andrews said.

Warne’s manager earlier revealed the cricketer had days before his death finished a “ridiculous” diet in which he consumed only fluids.

“He did go on these ridiculous sort of diets, and he was just finished with one,” James Erskine told Nine’s Weekend Today on Sunday.

Yuttana Sirisombat, superintendent at the Bo Phut police station, told reporters Warne had been suffering chest pains before arriving in Thailand. Warne also had asthma and had seen a doctor about his heart.

The death of the 52-year-old 145-Test veteran on the island of Koh Samui is not being treated as suspicious.

Warne was staying in a private villa with three friends, one of whom performed CPR after finding him unresponsive when he did not show up for dinner.

He was taken by ambulance to Thai International hospital and later his body was transferred to Koh Samui hospital.

Erskine told Fox Cricket Warne was only three days into a planned three-month holiday and alone watching cricket when he fell ill.

His friend Andrew Neophitou, who was among the group staying in the same villa, went to check on him.

“They were going to have a drink … or go and meet someone to go out and have a drink at 5pm and Neo knocked on his door at 5.15pm because Warnie is always on time,” Erskine said.

“He went in there … and then realised