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Shane Warne Biography – Age, Education, Personal Life, Career, Net Worth, Assets and Awards

Shane Warne And His Family

Shane Warne is a former Australian cricketer, widely regarded as the most excellent leg spinner in cricket history. He hails from Upper Ferntree Gully, a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. He was born on 13 September 1969.

Warne’s mother’s name is Bridgette Warne His mother was German. And his father’s name is Keith Warne. he also has one brother’s name, Jason Warne.

Shane Warne Death Reason

In a statement, Warne’s management confirmed that he had been found unresponsive in his villa despite medical attempts. In the report, the family stated they desired privacy and would provide further details when the time came. the death of fellow great Rod Marsh on Friday following a major heart attack last week, the Australian cricket team has been dealt a second devastating blow in less than a day. Despite no official cause of death, it appears he died of cardiac arrest in 2022 at the age of 52. 

Age, Physical Appearance and Height

Shane Warne was born on 13 September 1969, and according to the calculation, her current age is 52 years. 

Let’s Talk about his Height, Weight & Physical Status is the main things for the cricket Industry. Fans are also attracted by their Height, Weight & Physical Status. The height of Shane Warne is 183 cm and 1.83 m and feet inches- 6′ 00″. Her weight is in kilograms- 86 kg.weight.

Shane Warne Waist Size 30 Inches and chest 40 Inches, And biceps 14 Inches. he has blonde colour hair and light grey colour eyes. Besides this, he is wearing shoe size 10.

Education

He attended Hampton High School from Grades 7–9 before being offered a sports scholarship to attend Mentone Grammar, where he spent his final three years of school.

After which, he learned to say cricket by joining Melbourne Cricket Club and presented himself to the world as a good player.

Personal life

Warne dated English actress Elizabeth Hurley. Although the relationship initially seemed short-lived following the disclosure of Warne texting sexual messages to a married Melbourne businesswoman, the couple created a media frenzy when Hurley later moved into Warne’s mansion in Brighton, Victoria. They announced that they were engaged in late 2011 but had called off the engagement by December 2013.

In September 2016, a television film about Warne’s relationships was announced. Seven Network cancelled the project in the pre-production phase in June 2017.

In August 2021, Warne contracted COVID-19 and was placed on a ventilator “to make sure there were no longer-lasting effects”. He said, “I had a thumping headache, and I had one day where I had the shivers, but sweating, like when you have the flu.” He also said that Australians would have to learn to live with the virus.

Career

He made his international debut on 2 January 1990 at Sydney, in a test match against India. His debut was nothing eye-catching as he took just one wicket while conceding 150 runs. Similar dismal performances saw him being dropped out of the team.

After the Australians failed to take wickets on a turning surface, he was recalled. This time Warne took the opportunity with both hands as he put in a match-winning performance of 7/52.

Rise to Glory

Shane Warne first caught eyeballs when playing for the Australia B squad. He took his first first-class five-wicket haul as he took 7/49 against Zimbabwe. Similar impressive performances for the Australia A team saw him getting called up to his international debut.

On 2 January 1994, Warne took 12 wickets in the second Test match against South Africa, asserting himself as a vital cog of the Australian bowling, despite losing the match by 5 runs.

Proving himself to be just as effective in the ODI format, he took 12 wickets in the 1996 Wills World Cup, with a match-winning performance of 4-36 in the semi-final against West Indies. However, Australia went on to lose the final against Sri Lanka.

One of his best performances came in 1994 against England at Brisbane, taking 8/71 as the English had to chase 508 runs but fell short by 184 runs because of Warne’s exploits.

Low Points

Warne has been a controversial figure his entire career, with his tales of promiscuity arising more often than his bowling exploits.

A day before the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, Warne failed a drug test, returning positive for a banned diuretic, after which he was sent home. He faced a one-year ban from organised cricket.

Club Career

Warne has played domestic cricket for Victoria, Hampshire, Rajasthan Royals and the Melbourne Stars.

In 2008, Warne signed for the Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural edition of the IPL. He was appointed their captain, and he guided them to the title.

Shane Warne: T20 Career

After he retired from International Cricket, In 2008, he debuted in Indian Premium League (IPL) as a captain of the Rajasthan Royals Team. In the First Season, Rajasthan Royal Teams became the IPL2008 Winner under the captaincy of Shane Warne. He continued four more seasons as a Captain to Rajasthan Royals Team. In 2011 was the last season with Royals Franchise.

After November 2011, Warne was signed as a player of Melbourne Sarts in Australia’s inaugural Big Bash League (BBL).

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Captaincy

Warne was the ODI captain of Australia between 1998 and 1999. In the 11 games he captained, Warne won 10 and lost one, having a win percentage of 90.91%.

Records

Warne held the record for most wickets (708) in Test cricket until December 2007, when Muralitharan surpassed him. He was also the second person to take 1000 wickets in International cricket after Muralitharan.

Warne also holds the record of scoring the most runs (3154) without scoring a century.

Retirement

Warne retired from international cricket in 2007 but continued to play club and county cricket. He retired from first-class cricket in 2008, after which Warne became a sports commentator for the Nine cricket commentary team before signing for Sky Sports in 2009.

Net Worth

Shane Warne’s Net Worth is $50 Million. Shane Warne is the highest wicket-taker in the world. With his spin skill, he has taken more than 659 wickets in just 135 matches. The skill with which he spins the ball, with the same skill, he also collects runs with his bat as per the requirement. The name of this promising player of Australia remains a matter of discussion because of his game and some of his habits. It is also said that if they focus only on the game apart from being in the discussions, they can perform better.

Shane Warne Assets:

House: Shane Warne owns a luxury designer house in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia. Also, Shane Warne owns multiple real-estate properties across the countries.

Awards

YearVsGround
1993New ZealandAdelaide Oval
1993New ZealandMelbourne Cricket Ground
1994New ZealandSharjah Cricket Stadium
1994PakistanSinhalese Sports Club Ground
1994ZimbabweWACA Ground
1996Sri LankaSydney Cricket Ground
1996ZimbabweVidarbha Cricket Association Ground
1996West IndiesPunjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
1996West IndiesSydney Cricket Ground
1997PakistanSydney Cricket Ground
1999West IndiesQueen’s Park Oval
1999South AfricaEdgbaston
1999PakistanLord’s

Car Collection

  1. Mercedes Benz Limited edition 1 C63S ( Worth Rs 1.39 Cr )
  2. Bugatti Veyron ( Worth Rs 14 Cr )
  3. Jaguar F Type ( Worth Rs 1 Cr )
  4. Lamborgini Gallardo Supperleggera ( Worth Rs 4.3 Cr )

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