Shane Warne was a generous and honest champion, says Ian Chappell

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.

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"Warne was not only a champion leg-spinner, I also found him to be an exceedingly generous person and an honest bloke," Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo. "He gave generously of his time to kids and went beyond the recommended in talking to them as he autographed their offered items."

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Narrating an incident, Chappell said: "I once saw him walk into a room full of business people who all knew his name. He wandered over to the first bloke, held out his hand and said, 'Hi, I'm Shane'.

"...That was Shane. He didn't see himself as a superstar..." Chappell said "Warne was an aggressive cricketer who impressed with his excellent thinking on the game. "He produced the ball of the 20th century to dismiss England's Mike Gatting,