Cricketing legend Shane Warne has died, it has been confirmed.
Warne’s management released a brief statement in the early hours that he passed away in Koh Samui, Thailand.
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“Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” the statement reads.
“The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course.”
Warne is widely considered one of the greatest cricket players of his era, and an Australian sporting legend.
Warne took 708 wickets for Australia, the second highest tally of all time.
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He went on to become a popular pundit and commentator, regularly featuring on Sky Sports.
As well as his legendary cricketing career, Warne was known for his high profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley between 2011 to 2013.
The pair briefly were engaged in late 2011, before calling it quits in 2013.
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While it had been a while since the pair broke up, Warne had spoken warmly about his relationship with the former Hollywood actor.
On the new six-part Fox Australia series, A Week with Warnie, the former cricketer spoke about the media frenzy that surrounded their relationship.
He admitted: "[I’m] quite sad it’s over because I still care about her deeply and she’s a wonderful person.
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"I suppose it was the sporting world meeting her world… It was one of those things where we just collided.
“When she first came to Australia we had been seeing each other for about six months or so, so I didn’t introduce her to my children until it was real and I believed it had a future - it wasn’t just a bit of fun.
“So six months down the track she finally comes to meet the children in Australia and it was an absolute circus.
“I mean, the next door neighbour’s kids were selling cordial for a buck out the front!"
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