Last Updated: 30/03/22 6:36 a.m. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Nasser Hussain says it is a great honor to be part of Shane Warne’s memorial service at MCG on Wednesday. Nasser Hussain says it is a great honor to be part of Shane Warne’s memorial service at MCG on Wednesday.
Sports and showbiz stars, along with more than 50,000 spectators, will attend the MCG on Wednesday to pay tribute to legendary cricketer Shane Warne at his state memorial. Warne died at the age of 52 on March 4 from a suspected heart attack while in Koh Samui, Thailand, with autopsy results revealing that the death was due to natural causes. Musicians Elton John, Ed Sheeran and Chris Martin are sending video contributions to the state funeral, while former England leader Nasser Hussain traveled to Melbourne to join West Indies legend Brian Lara and former Pakistani bowler Wasim Akram. . “It was just about a month ago, we were talking to him on The Cricket Show and he was usually older than himself,” Hussain said. “He was so happy, so professional and he was chatting with Rob Key and I and we were laughing. It’s amazing how life really makes you. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Cricket legend Shane Warne will be laid to rest on Wednesday, with more than 50,000 people expected to attend his funeral at MCG Cricket Ground.
Cricket legend Shane Warne will be laid to rest on Wednesday, with more than 50,000 people expected to attend his funeral at MCG Cricket Ground.
“I work at the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and I thought I would regret it if I did not make the three-hour trip to be here for the arguably best cricketer, a friend and a friend of Sky Sports. . “Some of our team can not be here. Ian Ward was as close to Warney, Rob Key was as close to Warney as Bumble, Ath [Michael Atherton]Mikey [Michael Holding]. I just feel honored to be here.

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“It’s an honor to be asked to go on stage to talk about him. For me, he’s absolutely the best cricketer I’ve ever seen and a great friend over the last decade.”

“People were sitting and watching Warne”

Warne is the second tallest athlete in the history of test cricket with 708 wickets in 145 test matches for Australia, with Hussain believing that the leg-spinner will always be considered a legend in the sport. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Shane Warne’s three children led a private funeral for the Australian cricket legend in Melbourne on Sunday morning.
Shane Warne’s three children led a private funeral for the Australian cricket legend in Melbourne on Sunday morning.
“What a character, what a cricketer and arguably – for me – the best cricketer to ever play the game,” Hussein added. “He worked with us at Sky Sports in the cricket department and we kept reminding him how good he was. “Some people have genius, like Muttiah Muralitharan and Brian Lara. Some people can get their best and be extremely competitive, then some can think their way through a spell or engagement. Shane Warne could to do all three things and was so competitive. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Australian champion David Warner pays tribute to spinning legend Shane Warne, saying he was a beloved cricketer around the world.
Australian champion David Warner pays tribute to spinning legend Shane Warne, saying he was a beloved cricketer around the world. “In the Ashes of 2005, when Australia lost the plot against Michael Vaughan’s England, who was the man running and taking the wickets? It was Warne. In 2006, when England took 550 in Adelaide under Andrew Flintoff, Who was the man who bowled? England came out on the last day to win this test? It was Warne. “Warne just checked every box and was just a great cricketer. The other thing is that cricket was fun, and he was such a fun cricketer. People were sitting and watching when Shane Warne was bowling.” Sky Sports will show live coverage of the State Memorial, with a number of tributes from sports and showbiz stars. Watch live on Wednesday from 8 p.m. in the Sky Sports News and the Sky Sports World Cup.