new Delhi. In a very touching interview, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting suddenly burst into tears while paying tribute to the great bowler Shane Wane. Let us inform that Warne died of a heart attack at the age of 52. He breathed his last in Samui, Thailand. It is known that Ponting, the former Australian captain, has been a very close friend of Warne.
Warne was a very important part of my life
Ponting said of Warne, “Like everyone else in the world, I was deeply shocked to hear this news. I went to bed thinking that I had to take my daughters for netball in the morning, but when I woke up it was like everything had changed. It took me several hours to absorb this news. Yes, my friend Warne was an important part of my life. I have never played with a better bowler than him in my cricketing life. He will forever be counted as one of the greatest players of the game of all time. Warne changed spin bowling and brought a revolution. He will always be an inspiration to new bowlers.
I’ve seen and heard a lot of distasteful jokes about Shane Warne over the past 24 hours and it’s never right. This is a guy who leaves children behind and before you joke about he’s death look at Ricky Pointing reaction to losing someone he was close too #RIPKing pic.twitter.com/hwezG2fRk3
— The Monk 134 (@MonkVaughan) March 6, 2022
Courtsey: The Monk 134
Warne used to call me a punter
It is worth noting that earlier on Saturday, Ponting had also posted an important post for Warne on social media. In which he wrote that, “It is very difficult to describe it in words. I met him for the first time when I was 15 years old. He gave me my pet name (Punter). We were together in the team for more than a decade. See all the ups and downs together. He was someone you could always rely on. I am proud to have played and been with the greatest bowler I have ever played.”
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Warne, 52, was found unconscious at his Villa Hotel in Koh Samui on Friday night and his life could not be saved even after being taken to the hospital. On Saturday, Warne’s manager James Erskine had said that Warne had come here alone on a three-month leave and had only been there for three days. He was watching cricket when he had a heart attack.