Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne's family and friends paid a tearful, heartwarming farewell to the 52-year-old on Sunday (March 20).
Warne, 52, left the entire world in shock on the evening of March 04 when news surfaced that the ultimate showman of cricket has passed away due to a suspected heart attack.
Warne had gone to Thailand with his mates as part of his planned three-month holiday following a gruelling home summer where he commented for Fox Cricket.
The champion cricketer was found unconscious in his villa by one of his mates, who tried to revive him via CPR. However, the Victorian cricketer was soon declared dead.
On Sunday, emotional scenes were captured as Warne's family and friends watched a procession of his mortal remains at St. Kilda Football ground in his home city, Melbourne.
Warne is survived by his ex-wife Simone Callahan, who was married to the cricketer between 1995-2005, and three kids– 23-year-old son Jackson and daughters Brooke, 24 and Summer, 20.
His eldest son Jackson was seen emotionally kissing the coffin draped in a St. Kilda Saints scarf. Shane's brother Jason and others carried the casket during the services.
His former teammates and friends like Michael Clarke and Merve Hughes were among the whole host of celebrities who attended the services and the entire cricket family.
Warne's ex-fiance Elizabeth Hurley was not a part of the program. Hurley had already taken to her Instagram account to reveal the reasons behind her unavailability besides sharing pictures with her former boyfriend.
"My heart aches that I can’t be in Australia tomorrow for Shane’s funeral," wrote Hurley.
"I was filming last night and, with the time jump, physically can’t get there. These pictures were taken in Sri Lanka to celebrate our engagement- we had all our children with us and it was the happiest time," she wrote.
"It still hasn’t really sunk in that he’s gone. It seems too cruel that all the people who loved him will never have another Lion hug, but our memories will live forever,"
Warne, who represented Australia in 145 Tests and 194 ODIs between 1992-2007, claimed a total of 1001 wickets including 708 in the longest format of the game.