'I Couldn't Sleep That Night After Finding Out About Shane, Tough To Even Converse Right Now,' Wasim Akram Remembers Warne

Following Shane Warne’s death on Friday at the age of 52, Pakistan veteran Wasim Akram offered a tribute to the Australian cricket legend.

Shane Warne died last week during his vacation in Thailand. The former Aussie spinner died of a suspected heart attack. He was 52 years old. His death gave a big shock to cricket fans around the world.

On the field, Wasim and Warne were bitter opponents, but the former left-armer quickly disclosed that the two had become excellent friends in recent years and remained in contact.

He went on to say that, like the rest of the world, he is having a hard time believing Warne is no longer alive, and he expressed his sympathies to the entire Warne family, who is mourning this tragic loss.

“Like everyone else, I’m still in disbelief. During the last five to six years, I kept in touch with him on a regular basis. Because he was a family friend of my wife and in-laws, we became fast friends. My heart aches for his parents, Keith and Brigett, as well as his children, Jackson, Brooke, and Summer. When you hear or read the phrase “bigger than life,” you know it was Shane Warne who coined it “In an interview, Akram stated.

By remembering SHANE, Wasim Akram praises him:

Shane and Sachin Tendulkar took 50 retired cricketers to the United States for three games in New York, Los Angeles, and Houston about 4-5 years ago. And he was the absolute centre of it all.

“He planned something for the lads every night, whether it was supper or a night out. He was well-versed in many aspects of society. What happened was really unbelievable. Like everyone else, I can’t fathom it yet while thinking of Warne”, Akram added.

“In Test cricket, he’d average 50-60 overs a day. It’s unthinkable nowadays. The century ball, the century cricketer, and, in my opinion, the century person. What an incredible individual.” Not only by his friends and colleagues, but by all cricket fans, he will be sadly missed “Akram expressed his thoughts.

Warne concluded his international career with 708 Test wickets and 293 One-Day International wickets, putting him in second place behind his close friend and adversary Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka in terms of all-time international wicket-takers (1,347). Shane also led Australia to ten wins and a single loss in 11 One-Day Internationals.

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