Last Friday, the cricket fraternity was dealt a massive blow with the passing away of Shane Warne. Since then, tributes have been pouring for the legendary cricketer. In this article, we take a look at the emotional story about Shane Warne that was revealed by Indian off-spinner R Ashwin.
Shane Warne passes away at the age of 52
The Aussie leg-spinner was holidaying in Thailand when the incident took place. Shane Warne succumbed to a suspected heart attack. He was found in an unresponsive state at the villa, and the doctors could not revive him later. The second-highest wicket-taker in Tests, Warne breathed his last at the age of 52.
R Ashwin revealed an emotional story about Shane Warne
Meanwhile, R Ashwin paid tribute to Shane Warne with a video about the cricketer on his YouTube channel. Ashwin spoke a lot of interesting facts about Warne, including an emotional story about the player.
A story which was told by Rahul Dravid to R Ashwin, the latter said, “It seems Rahul Bhai asked him, “How do you have such strong shoulders? What do you do?” It is such a unique story. There is a sport called ‘Aussies Rules Football’. It is a sport like Rugby. It seems he wanted to play the sport but was to built for it since people who play it are tall and well-built blokes.”
Ashwin continued, “So, they used to bully him and it seems he broke both his legs while playing. He couldn’t walk and was on bed rest. For 3-4 weeks he walked or rather floated using his bare hands and those made his shoulders strong and there was no looking back. That’s what he has told Rahul Bhai. We all face obstacles in life, but look how Warne converted it as his success formula.”
Shane Warne’s untimely passing away is a big blow to the cricket community and society. He had a lot more to contribute and it will take a while to digest the truth.
