Thai police on Saturday ruled out any foul play in
the death of Australian cricket great Shane Warne, who died of a suspected
heart attack aged just 52 while on holiday on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand.

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Warne, who claimed 708 Test wickets, is regarded as
the greatest leg-spinner of all time. His shock death sparked a global
outpouring of tributes from the cricketing fraternity.

Warne was found unresponsive at his luxury villa at
the Samujana resort on Friday evening. He had reportedly been due to meet
friends, who went in search of him when he failed to emerge from his quarters.
Finding him unresponsive for a long time, his friends performed CPR on him but
they were unsuccessful. Warne was soon rushed to the Thai International
Hospital where he was announced dead.

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“Despite the best efforts of medical staff, he
could not be revived,” a statement from the cricketer’s management company said.

“No foul play was suspected at the scene based
on our investigation,” Thai police told AFP.

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As Australia woke up to the sad news of Warne’s
death, fans laid flowers, a cricket ball, beer, cigarettes and a meat pie at
his statue at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in his honour.

Meanwhile, recognising Warne’s larger than life
contribution to Australian cricket, the Victoria government decided to rename
the Great Southern Stand at the MCG as Shane Keith Warne stand.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called
Warne “one of our nation’s greatest characters” and announced he
would receive a full state funeral.

In a touching tribute, Morrison praised him as an
inspiration to backyard cricketers across the country and someone who lit up
each Australian summer.

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“His achievements were the product of his
talent, his discipline and passion for the game he loved. But Shane was more
than this to Australians,” Morrison said.

Noted cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara
and Glenn McGrath are among the many people who paid tributes to the legendary
leg-spinner.