ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s newly appointed bowling coach Shaun Tait was thrilled to join the national cricket team as a fast-bowling coach. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has roped in Shaun Tait for a term of one year, which includes the momentous Pakistan-Australia series, which has entered into the second Test at Karachi. Tait took to Twitter […]
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Shane Warne’s body en route back to Australia
Bangkok: The body of Shane Warne left Thailand early Thursday, flying back to Australia where the cricket superstar will receive a state funeral. Wrapped in the Australian flag, the coffin of the 52-year-old — who died on Thailand’s Koh Samui Island Friday — left Don Mueang International airport at 8.24 am local time (0124 GMT) […]
Cricket’s Warne died of ‘natural causes’: autopsy
Koh Samui, Thailand: Cricket superstar Shane Warne died of natural causes, Thai police said Monday, as his family lamented a “tragedy we will never come to terms with”. The legendary Australian leg-spinner died on the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui on Friday after being found unresponsive at a villa. Initial reports suggested the 52-year-old […]
Minute’s silence for Warne, black armbands as Australia Test resumes
Rawalpindi, Pakistan: The Australian and Pakistan teams paid tribute to the legendary spinner, Shane Warne, with a minute’s silence Saturday as play resumed in the first Test in Rawalpindi. “It’s a sad way to start the day,” the television commentator said as players wore black armbands to pay homage to Warne, who died of a […]
Flowers, beers, ciggies and a meat pie: Australian fans mark Warne’s death
Melbourne: Beneath Shane Warne’s fittingly one-and-a-half times larger-than-life bronze statue, stunned fans in his native Melbourne made votive offerings of flowers, beer, cigarettes, and a meat pie Saturday, remembering an imperfect hero whose outsized skill and personality transcended cricket. When the “King of Spin” attended the unveiling of his likeness outside his beloved Melbourne Cricket […]