FILE PHOTO: A statue of the late cricketer Shane Warne is seen outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia, March 5, 2022. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo
(Reuters) - Family, sportspeople and entertainers bid farewell to Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne at a private funeral held at his hometown in Melbourne on Sunday.
Warne, one of the finest bowlers of all time whose talent and personality transcended cricket, died about two weeks ago at the age of 52 while on holiday on the Thai resort island of Koh Samui. Thai authorities said an autopsy showed his death was from natural causes and Warne's family later accepted the findings.
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