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Jamie Braidwood

Shane Warne: Tributes paid to ‘cricket icon’ and ‘complete genius’ after sudden death aged 52

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Tributes have been paid to Shane Warne, the Australian cricket legend regarded as the greatest leg-spinner of all time, after his death from a suspected heart attack at the age of 52.

A statement from Warne’s management company said Warne had been found unresponsive at his villa in Thailand and “despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.”

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