Legendary Shane Warne's State Funeral Set To Be Held In Front Of A Crowd Of 1 Lakh At The Iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground – Reports

According to the reports, former Australian cricketer and the greatest leg-spinner of all time, Shane Warne’s state funeral is all set to be held in front of an expected crowd of 100,000 people at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the next two to three weeks.

Warne died of a suspected heart attack on Friday in Koh Samui in Thailand and according to Thai police, Warne’s four friends battled for 20 minutes to try and save the life of the legendary Australian leg-spinner but they failed.

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Meanwhile, after Warne’s family mourn him at a private service then the public memorial will be held. Also, the manager of the legendary leg-spinner Warne, James Erskine, has not given any confirmation on the venue for the state funeral being the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground but hinted that no other stadium would be an appropriate one.

 “But where else?” Erskine told ‘The Age’.

Shane Warne’s State Funeral Set To Be Held In Next Few Weeks

The state funeral of the legendary leg-spinner is highly likely to be within two or three weeks, according to ‘Herald Sun’, but the date has not been fixed because Warne’s family members are waiting for his body to be returned to Melbourne from Thailand.

The state funeral would overlap with the Australian Rules Football League (AFL), but the MCG “will make all necessary arrangements to accommodate the service”.

‘The Age’ quoted sources as saying that Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews were working to find a suitable date with Warne’s family and they too wanted to attend the state funeral.

Meanwhile, the Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is all set to be renamed in honour of the former Australian great Shane Warne. Also, he has his own statue at the MCG ground.

Former Australia wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh, who recently passed away after suffering a heart attack, has also been offered a funeral by the Western Australian government.

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