Shane Warne

**Shane Keith Warne** (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) is an Australian cricketer. He captained the Australian national team in One Day Internationals (ODI). He was widely considered one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport. He took 708 wickets from 40,704 balls bowled during his Test career. He has the second most wickets in Test history and most of any leg spin<nowiki/>er bowler. He retired from international cricket in January 2007, at the end of Australia's 5–0 Ashes series whitewash victory over England. After retirement from playing, he was a cricket commentator.

Warne was born in Upper Ferntrey, an outer suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He had three children with his ex-wife Simone Call kahan. He had complete heterochromia, from which one of his eyes is blue, and the other green.

Warne died from a possible heart attack on 4 March 2022 at his villa on the island of Ko Samui in Thailand. He was 52.

## Infobox (cricketer)

- **name**: Shane Warne
- **image**: Shane Warne February 2015.jpg
- **caption**: Warne in 2015
- **country**: Australia
- **fullname**: Shane Keith Warne
- **nickname**: Warnie
- **birth place**: Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia
- **death place**: Ko Samui, Thailand
- **heightm**: 1.83
- **role**: Bowler (cricket), Bowler
- **batting**: Right-handed
- **bowling**: Right-arm Leg spin, leg break
- **international**: true
- **internationalspan**: 1992–2007
- **testdebutdate**: 2 January
- **testdebutyear**: 1992
- **testdebutagainst**: India
- **testcap**: 350
- **lasttestdate**: 2 January
- **lasttestyear**: 2007
- **lasttestagainst**: England
- **odidebutdate**: 24 March
- **odidebutyear**: 1993
- **odidebutagainst**: New Zealand
- **odicap**: 110
- **lastodidate**: 10 January
- **lastodiyear**: 2005
- **lastodifor**: World XI
- **lastodiagainst**: Asia XI
- **club1**: Victoria cricket team, Victoria
- **clubnumber1**: 23
- **club2**: Hampshire County Cricket Club, Hampshire
- **year2**: 2000–2007
- **clubnumber2**: 23
- **club3**: Rajasthan Royals
- **year3**: 2008–2011
- **clubnumber3**: 23
- **club4**: Melbourne Stars
- **year4**: 2011/12–2012/13
- **clubnumber4**: 23
- **columns**: 4
- **column1**: Test cricket, Test
- **matches1**: 145
- **runs1**: 3,154
- **bat avg1**: 17.32
- **100s/50s1**: 0/12
- **top score1**: 99
- **deliveries1**: 40,704
- **wickets1**: 708
- **bowl avg1**: 25.41
- **fivefor1**: 37
- **tenfor1**: 10
- **best bowling1**: 8/71
- **catches/stumpings1**: 125/–
- **column2**: One Day International, ODI
- **matches2**: 194
- **runs2**: 1,018
- **bat avg2**: 13.05
- **100s/50s2**: 0/1
- **top score2**: 55
- **deliveries2**: 10,642
- **wickets2**: 293
- **bowl avg2**: 25.73
- **fivefor2**: 1
- **tenfor2**: 0
- **best bowling2**: 5/33
- **catches/stumpings2**: 80/–
- **column3**: First-class cricket, FC
- **matches3**: 301
- **runs3**: 6,919
- **bat avg3**: 19.43
- **100s/50s3**: 2/26
- **top score3**: 107not out, *
- **deliveries3**: 74,830
- **wickets3**: 1,319
- **bowl avg3**: 26.11
- **fivefor3**: 69
- **tenfor3**: 12
- **best bowling3**: 8/71
- **catches/stumpings3**: 264/–
- **column4**: List A cricket, LA
- **matches4**: 311
- **runs4**: 1,879
- **bat avg4**: 11.81
- **100s/50s4**: 0/1
- **top score4**: 55
- **deliveries4**: 16,419
- **wickets4**: 473
- **bowl avg4**: 24.61
- **fivefor4**: 3
- **tenfor4**: 0
- **best bowling4**: 6/42
- **catches/stumpings4**: 126/–
- **date**: 29 March
- **year**: 2008
- **source**: http://espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8166.html ESPNcricinfo