A close friend of Shane Warne has shared one of the final moments from the late cricket legend.
Warne’s life was cut short at just 52 when he was found unresponsive in his Koh Samui villa over the weekend.
His friend Thomas Hall, who’s also the CEO of The Sporting News, shared a photo to Instagram taken of Warne, thought to be the last photo taken of the cricket legend before his death, with the pair both part of a group holidaying in Thailand.
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Warne is seen smiling and enjoying himself in the photo.
Warne’s friend in a column for Sporting News wrote that “he was laughing and was himself”.
He also revealed how Warne was eager to spend some of his time away in Thailand watching Australia’s Test series against Pakistan.
“Cricket, AFL, golf and his family were the main passions in his life and Warney and cricket were never far apart,” Hall wrote.
Earlier today, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said he wishes he could’ve told Shane Warne just how much he loved him, while urging the cricket world to carry on the spin legend’s legacy.
Ponting, who spent much of his playing career alongside Warne, said the tributes to the champion spinner over the past few days have been hard to watch.
“I’ve had the television on this morning watching a lot of the tributes to him, but any time I hear his voice, I have to turn it off,” said Ponting as he fought back tears when speaking on an ICC podcast.
Asked if there was something he could say to him right now, Ponting replied: “As I’ve said to a lot of the guys I’ve been talking to over the last couple of days, just how much I love him.
“I didn’t say that, but I wish I did.”
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