shane warne the larger than life legspinner who bamboozled batsmen enthralled fans and constantly provided fodder to tabloids stunned the world one last time on friday as he passed away aged just 52warne who ended his international career in 2007 with 708 test wickets more than anyone else except muttiah muralitharan 800 died from a suspected heart attack in koh samui thailand his family confirmed in a statementread alsoobituary shane warne the man who made spin sexy againshane warne was not only one of the greatest cricketers ever to play the game but he can also probably be credited with saving the art of spin bowling in a sport that had become dominated by relentless pace his extraordinary figures tell the first half of the story and the proliferation of legspinshane warne spin genius with soapopera lifeshane warne mixed legendary cricket deeds with lurid headlines away from the pitch in a career as bewitching as his famed wrong unhe also had 293 wickets from 194 onedayers won the manofthematch award when australia beat pakistan in the 1999 world cup final and was declared one of the five greatest cricketers of the 20th century by wisdenshane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff he could not be revived the statement read thai police said they were not treating the death as suspiciousin a cruel twist warnes death came just hours after another former australian cricket great wicketkeeper rod marsh died on friday at the age of 74 warnes last post on twitter 12 hours before his death was reported was a tribute to marshsad to hear the news that rod marsh has passed he was a legend of our great game an inspiration to so many young boys girls rod cared deeply about cricket gave so muchespecially to australia england players sending lots lots of love to ros the familya few hours later it was warne who was being tweeted about by his fellow legends will miss you warnie there was never a dull moment with you around on or off the field will always treasure our on field duels off field banter you always had a special place for india indians had a special place for you sachin tendulkar tweetedcredited with reviving the dying art of leg spin warne made a forgettable debut in 1992 against india but rose to become a key figure across all formats in one of the greatest sustained periods of dominance by any team in world cricket he conjured up the ball of the century with his very first delivery of the 1993 ashes tour bowling mike gatting with a ball that turned from well outside leg stump to clip the off bail instantly writing himself into folklorenot a fan of the fitness culture he once held up a packet of cigaretes when the australian cricket team was asked if any of them were on essential medication but he proved