Warne’s management company said that he was found unresponsive in his villa in Koh Samui, Thailand.
Former Australian cricketer and television commentator Shane Warne died of a heart attack on Friday. He was 52 years old.
Warne's management company MPC Entertainment said he was found unresponsive at his villa in Koh Samui, Thailand.
"It is with great sadness to inform that Shane Keith Warne has passed away from a heart attack," the MPC said in a statement. “Despite the best efforts of the medical staff, he could not be revived. The family requests confidentiality at this time and will provide more details in due course."
The leg-spin bowler took 708 wickets in Test cricket, the record for most wickets taken by any bowler, which was broken by Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.
In 2000, Warne was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet.
After retiring as a player, Warne became a noted commentator on Sky Sports, ESPN, Channel 9, Fox Sports and India's Disney-owned Star TV.
Warne made his Test debut for Australia in 1992 against India and played his last Test against England in 2007 after a 5–0 series win. During his long and distinguished career, he also took 293 wickets in One Day Internationals. He also captained Australia in some One Day Internationals. He was a member of the Australian team that won the 1999 World Cup.
Warne also played Australian domestic cricket for his home state Victoria and English domestic cricket for Hampshire, where he was captain for three seasons from 2005 to 2007. He retired from international cricket in January 2007 at the end of Australia's 5–0 Ashes. Series win over England
In 2010 he got engaged to English actress Liz Hurley before the pair split in 2013.
After retiring from international cricket, Warne took the role of captain and coach of the Rajasthan Royals T20 team leading them to victory in the first edition of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.
Warne also signed a deal with 888 Poker to represent them in poker tournaments around the world.
In 2018, Warne released his autobiography "No Spin".
Tributes were paid to Warne.
UK media personality Piers Morgan tweeted that he was "absolutely devastated" to hear of his friend's death.
"He was a talented cricketer, a supreme entertainer, a brilliant man and a great loyal friend for many years," he said. "Just thundering news. RIP Warnie, I loved every minute in your company."