SHANE WARNE’S LAST RITES TO BE HELD AT MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND ON MARCH 30
(The Quiver): Spin Wizard Shane Warne‘s state funeral will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30th March evening after his sudden demise last Friday (March 4). Warne, 52 was on a holiday visit to the Thai island of Koh Samui and was confirmed to have been dead by a reported heart attack recently. A lot of legendary cricketers around the world were shocked to hear the news of Warne’s passing.
It was at the iconic MCG in 1994 when Shane Warne had picked a hat-trick in the Boxing Day Test against England. MCG is also the stadium where the legend picked up his 700th Test wicket. As per several media reports, a public condolence meeting will be held after Warne’s state funeral. Shane Warne’s family is waiting for his body to be brought back to Australia from Thailand.
There’s nowhere in the world more appropriate to farewell Warnie than the ‘G. Victorians will be able to pay tribute to Shane and his contribution to our state, and his sport, at a memorial service at the MCG on the evening of March 30th.” Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews tweeted on Wednesday.
Warne played 145 Tests and 194 ODIs for Australia picking up more than 1000 international wickets across formats and was one of the best spinners to have played the game. He was the first bowler in Test history to scalp 700 wickets in the format and played an important part in Australia’s 1999 and 2003 World Cup victories.
