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Australia vs Pakistan Boxing Day Test Match in memory of Shane Warne: The Boxing Day Test between Pakistan and Australia will be held in memory of Shane Warne. Cricket Australia (CA), Shane Warne Legacy (SWL) are also going to conduct free heart tests for fans on the first 4 days of the Test match in memory of the legendary spinner. Cricket Australia provided this information on its website on Tuesday, December 12.
This year’s Boxing Day Test match will be held from December 26 to 30 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Legendary Australian spinner Warne died of a heart attack in March 2022. Warne was only 52 years old then.
With the aim of creating awareness about heart health..
23 medical-grade health stations have been set up in and around the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for free heart screening. Here people have the opportunity to take a four-minute test. Organized by Cricket Australia and the Shane Warne Legacy (SWL), the event aims to raise awareness of heart health.
The board requested fans to pay their respects to Warne by wearing a floppy hat during the Melbourne match. Last year too, Australian and South African players paid tribute to Warne by wearing floppy hats during the national anthem.
The first bowler to reach the milestone of 600 and 700 wickets..
Shane Warne became the first bowler in the world to reach the milestone of 600 and 700 wickets in Test cricket. He completed 600 wickets in the Old Trafford Test against England in 2005. Warne also crossed the milestone of 700 wickets against England in Melbourne in 2006. Then Sri Lankan legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan broke his record. Murali took 800 wickets. Warne is still the leg-spinner who has taken the most wickets. India’s Anil Kumble is in second place with 619 wickets.
Man of the match in the 1999 World Cup semi-final and final, Shane Warne was also a very effective bowler in ODI cricket. Warne was instrumental in making Australia champions in the 1999 World Cup. He was named Man of the Match in Australia’s two most important matches of the tournament, the semi-final (against South Africa) and the final (against Pakistan).
Debut against India in 1992.
Shane Warne made his international debut at the age of 23 in the 1992 Sydney Test against India. He played his last Test match against England in Sydney in January 2007.
IPL career
Became the first champion captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Shane Warne became the first captain to win the IPL title. In 2008, he led Rajasthan Royals to the title under his captaincy.
When did Boxing Day and Test Cricket meet?
Boxing Day was introduced to cricket in 1892. In 1892, a match between Victoria vs New South Wales was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Christmas Eve. After that, matches between the two teams became the norm every year at Christmas. Boxing Day is definitely included in every series.
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