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  • Shane Warne to Bill Russell — sportspersons who passed away in 2022

    Shane Warne to Bill Russell — sportspersons who passed away in 2022

    Sporting icons are considered immortals by their fans due to the indelible mark they make in their sporting careers. 2022 has been a year of several success stories, but this was also a year when several legendary sporting icons passed away. The sports world will always miss them.

    Shane Warne

    The Aussie leggie’s death on March 4 shocked the cricket fraternity and fans. The 52-year-old was found unconscious in his Thailand resort. An autopsy later declared that he died of natural causes.

    Andrew Symonds

    Over two months after Warnie’s death came the another shocker as another legendary cricketer from Down Under, Andrew Symonds, died on May 14. He was only 46. The former all-rounder was killed in a car crash.

    Bill Russell

    One of the greatest basketball players of all time played for Boston Celtics in the NBA during the civil unrest in the US. He won 11 championships in 13 seasons from 1957-69. He died on July 31, aged 88. As a civil rights activist, he had been a legend off the court also. Russell had marched with Martin Luther King jr, supported Muhammad Ali and had been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

    Asad Rauf

    The former ICC panel elite umpire from Pakistan died due to a cardiac arrest in Lahore on September 14. He had officiated 64 Tests, 139 one-dayers and 28 T20Is throughout his career, which met a controversial end after he was named in the IPL spot-fixing scandal in 2013. In 2016, BCCI banned Rauf for five years on misconduct and corruption charges. Before becoming an umpire, he also played 71 first-class matches as a middle-order batsman.

    Nick Bollettieri

    On December 4, Nick Bollettieri, one of the greatest tennis coaches passed away. He was 91. Bollettieri was considered the force behind players like Maria Sharapova, Andre Agassi and Monica Seles to become World No. 1. Also, according to the International Tennis Federation, six players whom Bollettieri coached have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

    Rod Marsh

    The Australian cricket great was known as “Iron Gloves”, who started his career in 1970 has played 92 ODIs. The southpaw was the first Australian to score a Test century against Pakistan in 1982. A comatose Marsh passed away in an Adelaide hospital on March 4, at the age of 74.

    Rudi Koertzen

    The South African umpire died on August 9 in a car crash when he was returning home after playing golf. It was reported that Koertzen was travelling with three others when their car had a head-on collision near the town of Riverdale in Western Cape province. His style of declaring a batter out was popularly known as the “slow finger of death”, where he would slowly raise his left arm with pointing finger at the batter.

    Charanjit Singh

    The captain of the Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey team in 1964, Charanjit Singh, passed away at the age of 90 on January 27, after suffering a heart attack. He was one of the most celebrated Indian sportspersons of his generation. Singh was also part of the silver medal-winning team in the 1960 Olympics.          Source: ABPlive

  • Shane Warne’s body arrives in Melbourne

    Shane Warne’s body arrives in Melbourne

    Late Australian spin legend Shane Warne’s body arrived at his home city Melbourne from Bangkok in a private jet on Thursday, March 10, almost a week after his shock death due to a suspected heart attack. Warne’s body was flown to Melbourne in a coffin wrapped in the Australian flag. The private jet landed at around 8:30pm local time. He will be given a state funeral on March 30 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. “A private jet carrying the Australian cricket legend’s body touched down at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne at around 8.30pm on Thursday night. The charter flight was moved into a private hangar,” ‘new.com.au’ reported.

    “Fans and friends, including Warne’s personal assistant Helen Nolan, were at the airport to greet the private plane,” the report added.

    Warne, who is credited with reviving the art of leg-spin bowling by taking 708 wickets in 145 Tests in an illustrious career spanning 15 years, died at the age of 52 in Koh Samui, Thailand on March 4. The news of his death sent shock waves across the cricket fraternity.

    Following his demise, Warne’s body had been taken to the mainland city of Surat Thani and then to the capital city of Bangkok. An autopsy confirmed he died of natural causes following a suspected heart attack and there was no foul play involved. His family will hold a private funeral before the public service, which is expected to have an attendance of over one lakh people.              Source: PTI

  • Australian cricket legend Shane Warne passes away at 52

    Australian cricket legend Shane Warne passes away at 52

    NEW YORK (TIP): Australia’s legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne passed away in the early hours of Saturday in Koh Samui, Thailand, according to Fox News. He was 52. The report said, “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.” “The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course,” the statement added.

    Shane Warne’s international career spanned 15 years and saw him take 708 Test wickets – No. 2 in the list of Test wicket-takers.

    An iconic name in international cricket, Warne, since making his debut in 1992, played 145 Tests for Australia, picking up 708 wickets with his leg-spin. In his 194 ODI appearances, Warne snared 293 scalps.

    Warne, who made his Test debut against India at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground, was named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century for his unparalleled achievements in a 15-year career between 1992 and 2007.

    In 2013, he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. He helped Australia win the World Cup in 1999 and took more wickets than any other bowler in Ashes cricket, the tally standing at 195. He later played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other Twenty20 competitions before retiring from all international cricket in 2013 but continued to be involved in the game as a broadcaster.

    A flamboyant personality both on and off the field, Warne also found success as a commentator and was considered among the sharpest analysts of the game. Warne has passed away on a day when Australian cricket was in mourning after the death of watchkeeping legend Rod Marsh. Warne  had condoled Marsh’s  demise in a tweet this morning. “Sad to hear the news that Rod Marsh has passed. He was a legend of our great game & an inspiration to so many young boys & girls. Rod cared deeply about cricket & gave so much-especially to Australia & England players. Sending lots & lots of love to Ros & the family. RIP mate,” Warne  had posted.

    (With inputs from PTI)