Australia vs South Africa: Shane Warne to be honoured during Boxing Day Test in Melbourne

Cricket Australia has planned a range of tributes for Shane Warne that will include acknowledging the significance of the MCG in the legendary spinner’s life.

|Dec 19, 2022, 16:25:46 IST

Melbourne: Australia and South Africa players will wear wide-brim floppy hats during the national anthems at the Boxing Day Test to honour spin legend, Shane Warne.The Boxing Day contest at the MCG will be the first Test match at Warne's home ground, which saw him claim his 700th Test wicket in his final appearance at the venue during the 2006 Ashes, since his death in March.Cricket Australia (CA) has planned a range of tributes during the second Test, including a pre-match ceremony that will acknowledge the significance of the MCG in Warne's life and career.Warne, widely regarded as one of the top players of all time, died on 4 March, aged 52, while on vacation with friends on Samui Island in southern Thailand.

The spin legend's floppy hat and a ball will stand at the entrance to the field for players to file past on their way out for the pre-match anthems.His Test cap number 350 will be painted on the MCG turf square of the wicket for the game, cricket.com.au reported.At 3:50 pm on Boxing Day, a graphic of Warne will be displayed on the MCG screens while highlights packages of the famous Victorian will roll out across the match.Fans attending the game are also being encouraged to wear a floppy hat and don Warne's trademark zinc cream.Warne is credited with reviving the art of leg-spin bowling. He took 708 wickets in 145 Tests in an illustrious career spanning 15 years.The news of his death had sent shock waves across the cricket fraternity.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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