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This is a Pakistani name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Maryam. Maryam Nawaz Maryam Nawaz.jpg Chairwoman of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme In office 22 November 2013 – 13 November 2014 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Leila Khan Personal details Born Maryam Nawaz Sharif 28 October 1973 (age 49)[1] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan[1] Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N) Spouse Muhammad Safdar Awan (m. 1992) Children 3[2] Parent(s) Nawaz Sharif (father) Kalsoom Nawaz (mother) Relatives See Sharif family Alma mater Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore University of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif (Punjabi and Urdu: مریم نواز; born 28 October 1973), also known as Maryam Safdar, is a Pakistani politician and the daughter of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif.[3] She was initially involved in the family's philanthropic organisations. However, in 2012, she entered politics and was put in charge of the election campaign during the 2013 general election. In 2013, she was appointed as the Chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme. However, she resigned in 2014 after her appointment was challenged in the Lahore High Court. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 3 Panama Papers case 4 Personal wealth 5 Acquittal in corruption case 6 References Early life and education See also: Sharif family Maryam was born on 28 October 1973[4][5][6] in Lahore, Pakistan,[1][7][8] to Nawaz Sharif and Kulsoom Butt.[9] She received her early education from the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore.[2][10] She wanted to become a doctor,[9] hence she enrolled in King Edward Medical College in the late 1980s; however, after a controversy over illegal admission arose, she had to leave the college without completing her degree.[11] In 1992, she married Safdar Awan[12] at the age of 19[2] and assumed her husband's surname as Mariam Safdar.[13] Awan was serving as captain in the Pakistan Army at that time[14] and was the security officer of Nawaz Sharif during the latter's tenure as Prime Minister of Pakistan.[2] She has three children with Safdar Awan:[2] One son, Junaid, and two daughters, Mahnoor and Mehr-un-Nisa.[15] In 2015, on the invitation of Nawaz Sharif, Narendra Modi attended the wedding of Maryam's daughter in Pakistan.[16] She completed undergraduate studies from the University of Punjab, from where she received a master's degree[1] in literature.[2] In 2012, she was doing her Ph.D. degree on post-9/11 radicalization in Pakistan.[17] In 2014, her degrees in M.A. (English Literature) and Ph.D. in Political Science were questioned by the Lahore High Court.[18][19] It was unclear whether her Ph.D. degree was earned or honorary.[20] In 2018, she only declared her master's degree in English Literature while submitting records to the Election Commission of Pakistan.[21] Following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état, she remained under house arrest for four months[17][22] before being sent to exile in Saudi Arabia together with the members of the Sharif family.[17] Political career Prior to entering in politics, she remained involved in the family's philanthropic organisation[17][23] and served as the chairperson of Sharif Trust, Sharif Medical City, and Sharif Education Institutes.[24] In November 2011, Nawaz Sharif granted her permission to join politics after she expressed her intention to do so.[25] During her political debut, she began visiting educational institutes to give speeches on education and women's rights.[17] In January 2012, she tweeted "I'm only assisting Nawaz Sharif to monitor their cyber cell. No intentions of getting into electoral or practical politics".[26] She was put in charge of Nawaz Sharif's election campaign during the 2013 Pakistani general election[27] where she reportedly played a prominent role.[23][28] She was regarded as "heir apparent" of Nawaz Sharif[29][30][31] and the "presumed future leader" of the PML-N.[11][17] In November 2013, she was appointed as the chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme.[24] However, her appointment was called into question by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) which termed the appointment a case of nepotism and moved the Lahore High Court in October 2014. PTI also accused her of misusing government funds for her own image-building.[19] On 12 November 2014, the Lahore High Court ordered the federal government to remove her.[32] The next day, Maryam resigned from the post of the chairpersonship.[18][19][33] In March 2017, she was selected as one of the BBC's 100 Women.[23] In December 2017, she was featured on The New York Times list of 11 Powerful Women Around the World for the year 2017.[34] She became politically active in 2017 after her father Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in relation to the Panama Papers case. She campaigned for her mother, Kulsoom Nawaz, during the by-elections in Constituency NA-120.[5] In June 2018, she was allocated a PML-N ticket to contest the 2018 general election from Constituency NA-127 (Lahore-V) and PP-173.[35] In July, she was sentenced to 7 years' jail on corruption charges in Avenfield reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau.[36] As a result, she was disqualified from contesting in elections for 10 years.[37] Following which PML-N nominated Ali Pervaiz and Malik Irfan Shafi Khokhar to contest the 2018 elections in constituency NA-127 and PP-173, respectively.[38] Panama Papers case Further information: Panama Papers case On 3 April 2016, the Panama Papers were leaked and Maryam was named in it along with her two brothers, Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz. According to records uncovered by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Maryam was described as the owner of the British Virgin Islands-based firms Nielsen Enterprises Limited and Nescoll Limited, and allegedly the owner of the properties in the United Kingdom owned jointly by her brothers.[39][40][41] In reaction, Maryam denied owning any company or property outside Pakistan and said, "My brother has made me a trustee in one of his corporations which only entitles me to distribute assets to my brother Hussain's family/children if needed".[42] In September 2016, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan asking for action against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members for their alleged involvement in the Panama Papers scandal.[43] In January 2017, Maryam submitted her statement to the Supreme Court saying she has not been dependent on her father Nawaz Sharif since her marriage in 1992.[44] On 16 February 2017, the lawyer of Maryam admitted before the Supreme Court that Maryam owned four flats in London for at least six months in 2006.[45] On 20 April, the Supreme Court announced a split verdict and ordered the formation of the joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the Sharif family's assets for irregularities.[46] On 10 July, the JIT submitted its report to the Supreme Court in which it maintained that the Sharif family has assets beyond known sources of income.[47] In its report, the JIT noted that Maryam misled the Supreme Court by presenting fake documents and stated that the Calibri font used on the declaration dated 2006 produced by Maryam was not commercially available before January 31, 2007.[48] The scandal was widely referred to as Fontgate.[49] The Supreme Court announced its decision on 28 July 2017 and disqualified Nawaz Sharif from holding public office as he had been dishonest in not disclosing his employment in the Dubai-based Capital FZE company in his nomination papers.[50] The court also ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file a reference against Sharif and his family members against corruption charges.[51][52][53][54] In September 2017, the NAB filed three corruption references against Nawaz Sharif and his three children including Maryam in compliance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case.[55] In October, an accountability court indicted Maryam, Nawaz Sharif, and Maryam's husband in the Avenfield reference—one of three corruption references filed by the NAB—which pertains to the ownership of the Sharif family's four flats at Avenfield, an apartment on Park Lane in London.[56] After conducting 107 hearings of the Avenfield case since September 2017, the accountability court reserved its verdict in the case on 3 July 2018.[57] On 6 July 2018, she was sentenced to seven years in jail and two million pounds by the NAB on corruption charges in the Avenfield reference case. She was given seven years for abetment and one year for non-cooperation with the NAB. Both sentences will run concurrently.[36] As a result, she was disqualified from contesting in elections for 10 years.[37] The court held that the trust deeds presented by Maryam before the apex court were fake and had been tampered with.[58] Her father, Nawaz Sharif, and her husband were also sentenced to ten years and one year in prison, respectively.[59][60] The court also ordered the seizure of the Avenfield flats of the Sharif family.[61] The next day, Maryam announced that she would return to Pakistan on 13 July to file an appeal against the decision.[62] The same day, the NAB announced their intention to arrest her and Nawaz Sharif upon their arrival in Pakistan[63] and obtained the required arrest warrant.[64] She, along with Nawaz Sharif, was taken into custody by the NAB on 13 July upon their arrival at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport and were airlifted to Rawalpindi's Adyala jail.[65] On 26 July, she challenged her sentence in the Islamabad High Court and filed a petition for bail.[66] The next day, the Islamabad High Court rejected her request for release on bail and adjourned the hearing until the end of the 2018 Pakistani general election.[67] During her time in detention, she spent significant amounts of time reading books.[68] On 21 August 2018, the Imran Khan-led federal government placed her on the Exit Control List in order to prevent her from leaving Pakistan.[69] On 11 September, her mother, Kulsoom Nawaz, died in London. Maryam along with her father and husband were released from Adyala jail on parole. They were flown to Lahore to attend the funeral of her mother.[70][71] Reportedly, Maryam and her father initially refused to be released on parole.[72][73] The funeral of Kulsoom Nawaz was held on 14 September 2018.[74] On 17 September, Maryam, together with her father and husband, was shifted to Adiala jail.[75] On 19 September 2018, the Islamabad High Court announced its verdict on the bail petition and suspended the prison sentences against Maryam, her father, and her husband, and ordered their release on bail. The court ordered them to pay Rs 500,000 each as surety bonds before their release. They were released from the Adiala jail the same day and were flown to Lahore.[76][77]This is a Pakistani name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Maryam. Maryam Nawaz Maryam Nawaz.jpg Chairwoman of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme In office 22 November 2013 – 13 November 2014 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Leila Khan Personal details Born Maryam Nawaz Sharif 28 October 1973 (age 49)[1] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan[1] Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N) Spouse Muhammad Safdar Awan (m. 1992) Children 3[2] Parent(s) Nawaz Sharif (father) Kalsoom Nawaz (mother) Relatives See Sharif family Alma mater Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore University of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif (Punjabi and Urdu: مریم نواز; born 28 October 1973), also known as Maryam Safdar, is a Pakistani politician and the daughter of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif.[3] She was initially involved in the family's philanthropic organisations. However, in 2012, she entered politics and was put in charge of the election campaign during the 2013 general election. In 2013, she was appointed as the Chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme. However, she resigned in 2014 after her appointment was challenged in the Lahore High Court. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 3 Panama Papers case 4 Personal wealth 5 Acquittal in corruption case 6 References Early life and education See also: Sharif family Maryam was born on 28 October 1973[4][5][6] in Lahore, Pakistan,[1][7][8] to Nawaz Sharif and Kulsoom Butt.[9] She received her early education from the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore.[2][10] She wanted to become a doctor,[9] hence she enrolled in King Edward Medical College in the late 1980s; however, after a controversy over illegal admission arose, she had to leave the college without completing her degree.[11] In 1992, she married Safdar Awan[12] at the age of 19[2] and assumed her husband's surname as Mariam Safdar.[13] Awan was serving as captain in the Pakistan Army at that time[14] and was the security officer of Nawaz Sharif during the latter's tenure as Prime Minister of Pakistan.[2] She has three children with Safdar Awan:[2] One son, Junaid, and two daughters, Mahnoor and Mehr-un-Nisa.[15] In 2015, on the invitation of Nawaz Sharif, Narendra Modi attended the wedding of Maryam's daughter in Pakistan.[16] She completed undergraduate studies from the University of Punjab, from where she received a master's degree[1] in literature.[2] In 2012, she was doing her Ph.D. degree on post-9/11 radicalization in Pakistan.[17] In 2014, her degrees in M.A. (English Literature) and Ph.D. in Political Science were questioned by the Lahore High Court.[18][19] It was unclear whether her Ph.D. degree was earned or honorary.[20] In 2018, she only declared her master's degree in English Literature while submitting records to the Election Commission of Pakistan.[21] Following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état, she remained under house arrest for four months[17][22] before being sent to exile in Saudi Arabia together with the members of the Sharif family.[17] Political career Prior to entering in politics, she remained involved in the family's philanthropic organisation[17][23] and served as the chairperson of Sharif Trust, Sharif Medical City, and Sharif Education Institutes.[24] In November 2011, Nawaz Sharif granted her permission to join politics after she expressed her intention to do so.[25] During her political debut, she began visiting educational institutes to give speeches on education and women's rights.[17] In January 2012, she tweeted "I'm only assisting Nawaz Sharif to monitor their cyber cell. No intentions of getting into electoral or practical politics".[26] She was put in charge of Nawaz Sharif's election campaign during the 2013 Pakistani general election[27] where she reportedly played a prominent role.[23][28] She was regarded as "heir apparent" of Nawaz Sharif[29][30][31] and the "presumed future leader" of the PML-N.[11][17] In November 2013, she was appointed as the chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme.[24] However, her appointment was called into question by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) which termed the appointment a case of nepotism and moved the Lahore High Court in October 2014. PTI also accused her of misusing government funds for her own image-building.[19] On 12 November 2014, the Lahore High Court ordered the federal government to remove her.[32] The next day, Maryam resigned from the post of the chairpersonship.[18][19][33] In March 2017, she was selected as one of the BBC's 100 Women.[23] In December 2017, she was featured on The New York Times list of 11 Powerful Women Around the World for the year 2017.[34] She became politically active in 2017 after her father Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in relation to the Panama Papers case. She campaigned for her mother, Kulsoom Nawaz, during the by-elections in Constituency NA-120.[5] In June 2018, she was allocated a PML-N ticket to contest the 2018 general election from Constituency NA-127 (Lahore-V) and PP-173.[35] In July, she was sentenced to 7 years' jail on corruption charges in Avenfield reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau.[36] As a result, she was disqualified from contesting in elections for 10 years.[37] Following which PML-N nominated Ali Pervaiz and Malik Irfan Shafi Khokhar to contest the 2018 elections in constituency NA-127 and PP-173, respectively.[38] Panama Papers case Further information: Panama Papers case On 3 April 2016, the Panama Papers were leaked and Maryam was named in it along with her two brothers, Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz. According to records uncovered by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Maryam was described as the owner of the British Virgin Islands-based firms Nielsen Enterprises Limited and Nescoll Limited, and allegedly the owner of the properties in the United Kingdom owned jointly by her brothers.[39][40][41] In reaction, Maryam denied owning any company or property outside Pakistan and said, "My brother has made me a trustee in one of his corporations which only entitles me to distribute assets to my brother Hussain's family/children if needed".[42] In September 2016, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan asking for action against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members for their alleged involvement in the Panama Papers scandal.[43] In January 2017, Maryam submitted her statement to the Supreme Court saying she has not been dependent on her father Nawaz Sharif since her marriage in 1992.[44] On 16 February 2017, the lawyer of Maryam admitted before the Supreme Court that Maryam owned four flats in London for at least six months in 2006.[45] On 20 April, the Supreme Court announced a split verdict and ordered the formation of the joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the Sharif family's assets for irregularities.[46] On 10 July, the JIT submitted its report to the Supreme Court in which it maintained that the Sharif family has assets beyond known sources of income.[47] In its report, the JIT noted that Maryam misled the Supreme Court by presenting fake documents and stated that the Calibri font used on the declaration dated 2006 produced by Maryam was not commercially available before January 31, 2007.[48] The scandal was widely referred to as Fontgate.[49] The Supreme Court announced its decision on 28 July 2017 and disqualified Nawaz Sharif from holding public office as he had been dishonest in not disclosing his employment in the Dubai-based Capital FZE company in his nomination papers.[50] The court also ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file a reference against Sharif and his family members against corruption charges.[51][52][53][54] In September 2017, the NAB filed three corruption references against Nawaz Sharif and his three children including Maryam in compliance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case.[55] In October, an accountability court indicted Maryam, Nawaz Sharif, and Maryam's husband in the Avenfield reference—one of three corruption references filed by the NAB—which pertains to the ownership of the Sharif family's four flats at Avenfield, an apartment on Park Lane in London.[56] After conducting 107 hearings of the Avenfield case since September 2017, the accountability court reserved its verdict in the case on 3 July 2018.[57] On 6 July 2018, she was sentenced to seven years in jail and two million pounds by the NAB on corruption charges in the Avenfield reference case. She was given seven years for abetment and one year for non-cooperation with the NAB. Both sentences will run concurrently.[36] As a result, she was disqualified from contesting in elections for 10 years.[37] The court held that the trust deeds presented by Maryam before the apex court were fake and had been tampered with.[58] Her father, Nawaz Sharif, and her husband were also sentenced to ten years and one year in prison, respectively.[59][60] The court also ordered the seizure of the Avenfield flats of the Sharif family.[61] The next day, Maryam announced that she would return to Pakistan on 13 July to file an appeal against the decision.[62] The same day, the NAB announced their intention to arrest her and Nawaz Sharif upon their arrival in Pakistan[63] and obtained the required arrest warrant.[64] She, along with Nawaz Sharif, was taken into custody by the NAB on 13 July upon their arrival at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport and were airlifted to Rawalpindi's Adyala jail.[65] On 26 July, she challenged her sentence in the Islamabad High Court and filed a petition for bail.[66] The next day, the Islamabad High Court rejected her request for release on bail and adjourned the hearing until the end of the 2018 Pakistani general election.[67] During her time in detention, she spent significant amounts of time reading books.[68] On 21 August 2018, the Imran Khan-led federal government placed her on the Exit Control List in order to prevent her from leaving Pakistan.[69] On 11 September, her mother, Kulsoom Nawaz, died in London. Maryam along with her father and husband were released from Adyala jail on parole. They were flown to Lahore to attend the funeral of her mother.[70][71] Reportedly, Maryam and her father initially refused to be released on parole.[72][73] The funeral of Kulsoom Nawaz was held on 14 September 2018.[74] On 17 September, Maryam, together with her father and husband, was shifted to Adiala jail.[75] On 19 September 2018, the Islamabad High Court announced its verdict on the bail petition and suspended the prison sentences against Maryam, her father, and her husband, and ordered their release on bail. The court ordered them to pay Rs 500,000 each as surety bonds before their release. They were released from the Adiala jail the same day and were flown to Lahore.[76][77] link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Nawaz

SYDNEY: Pakistan team maintained their perfect record in T20 World Cups against South Africa with their win on Thursday. The Men in Green won their T20 World Cup matches against the Proteas in 2009, Nottingham, 2010, St Lucia, and 2012, Colombo, as well. Pakistan kept their slim T20 World Cup 2022 hopes alive with a 33-run win over South Africa in a dramatic rain-affected match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. South Africa, who are still on course for the semi-finals, came out blazing after a rain delay saw their initial target of 186 adjusted down to 142, meaning they needed 73 runs in five overs. But the asking rate was too much and they finished on 108-9 at the end of a captivating match that had a bit of everything, from bad weather to good bowling and dropped catches. Their win means Pakistan can still reach the World Cup semi-finals if they win their last match against Bangladesh and other results go their way. But they must rely on both India and South Africa losing their final games. Earlier, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan rescued Pakistan with the bat with a superb 82-run partnership. Iftikhar, who came to the crease with Pakistan in big trouble at 43-4, scored 51 off 35 balls and Shadab blazed 52 from 22 as Pakistan finished their innings at 185-9. Pakistan had looked headed for a certain early exit from the tournament as the South African seam attack tore through the top order. But Iftikhar stayed firm, sharing a 52-run partnership with Mohammad Nawaz before he and Shadab took the much-vaunted South African attack apart, taking the score from 95-5 to 177-6. After finishing strongly with the bat, the Pakistanis began well with the ball, Quinton de Kock chipping Shaheen Afridi to Mohammad Haris at midwicket for a duck on the last ball of the first over. Afridi then removed the dangerous Rilee Rossouw for seven in his second over, caught by Naseem Shah on the third man boundary, leaving South Africa 16-2. South African captain Temba Bavuma has been struggling for form this tournament but he looked in great touch as he cruised to 36. He and Aiden Markram took the score to 65. But Shadab changed the game in his first over, the leg-spinner having Bavuma caught behind then bowling Markram through the gate one run later, leaving South Africa 66-4. The rain, which had been falling lightly on and off for much of the match, then began to come down more heavily, forcing the players from the field with nine overs down. When they returned South Africa needed 73 runs in five overs, a target that proved too great. | link:https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/19750-pakistan-maintain-perfect-record-against-south-africa-in-t20-world-cups

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Since July 2022, Bangladeshi opposition parties, especially the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have been holding rallies throughout the country. Though Bangladesh has experienced political volatility and regular general strikes in the past, the ruling Bangladesh Awami League (BAL) has held a monopoly on organizing political rallies and cracked down on public demonstrations by opposition parties in recent years. The presence of opposition on the street – with hundreds of thousands joining opposition rallies – marks a change in the country’s political scene. In response to the protests, the BAL has orchestrated transport strikes to deter citizens from joining the demonstrations, reportedly attacked rally attendees, and recently imposed restrictions on the flow of information. What is behind this sudden intensification of these anti-government demonstrations, and what implications will it have on the country’s well-being? While Bangladesh’s growing economic crisis has contributed to the growing political discontent, the increase in public demonstrations reflects the increased anger about the BAL’s autocratic style of governance and fears about how it may handle the general elections scheduled for the end of 2023 or early 2024. The escalating face-off between the government and the opposition will likely lead to heightened violence in the coming months, further persecution of critics by the government, and the potential weakening of the ruling party’s grip over the situation. The worsening economic crisis may create a large pool of disgruntled citizens who will look for avenues to register their grievances, while the ruling party will try to keep the situation under its control by all means necessary. Growing Economic Woes Bangladesh is facing a swelling economic crisis, which has compounded political dissent. Recent demonstrations began after the government announced price hikes to the fuel and energy sectors in August, increasing overnight fuel prices by more than 50 percent. The unprecedented hike came on the heels of growing costs of essentials since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Despite repeated assurances from international organizations and local experts that the country is not in an economic crisis, the decline in foreign exchange reserves, a downward trend of remittances, and a trade deficit indicate hard times ahead. Inflation has reached its highest in decades. According to a World Bank report, Bangladesh has experienced the highest price hike of essentials among the five South Asian countries. Though Bangladesh has experienced political volatility and regular general strikes in the past, the ruling Bangladesh Awami League (BAL) has held a monopoly on organizing political rallies and cracked down on public demonstrations by opposition parties in recent years. Rolling blackouts have reached unprecedented levels, as government offices, banks, and even schools are now required to close more frequently and reduce hours to accommodate energy cuts. Power outages have increased after a national grid failure in early October, which left 80 percent of the country in the dark for hours. Fuel shortages render Bangladesh’s power plants inoperable, causing severe load-shedding disrupting industrial production, and contributing to price hikes of daily necessities and wage cuts. The government, on the one hand, is extending its deadline to resolve the situation, while on the other hand, claiming that there is no solution in sight. This proves that the BAL government has no intention of addressing the structural causes of this crisis: years of economic mismanagement, cronyism, and unsustainable infrastructure developments to gain performance legitimacy. Bangladesh’s Human Rights Concerns The growing protests challenge the BAL’s ostensible control over the administration and politics, which has been consolidated over the past decade. Elections in 2014 and 2018, described by international media and observers as highly rigged, delivered unprecedented victories to Sheikh Hasina, who now holds power for the third consecutive term since 2009. Human rights groups have documented the increasing incidences of human rights violations under her administration since 2009, such as extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. The outgoing Chief of the UN Human Rights Council, Michele Bachelet, raised concerns during her visit to Bangladesh in August 2022. The United States Treasury imposed sanctions on the elite police force called the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and seven of its current and former officers in December 2021. The Bangladesh government’s response to these concerns has consisted of harassing families of the victims, targeting families of expat critics, silencing human rights organizations, and rewarding alleged rights violators. Since the beginning of these demonstrations, the government has intensified persecuting opposition activists and critics: for example, in July and August, offices and houses of opposition leaders were ransacked, several activists died, and thousands have been arrested. Nonetheless, the demonstrations have still gained strength, as reflected in the size of the recent gatherings. The Bangladeshi government recently procured technology that will allow it to intercept encrypted messages in the po[CENSORED]r messaging service called Telegram, adding to its existing sophisticated surveillance capacity. The government has also declared 29 government institutions as Critical Information Infrastructure (CII), and deemed access to these punishable offenses under the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA). The DSA, which came into effect in October 2018, has been used by the government and its supporters to suppress dissent. The government has accused at least 2,889 persons under the law until August 2022. What’s Next: Looking Ahead to Elections Concerns have emerged about what the next election will look like and the ability of Bangladeshi citizens to cast their votes freely. The actions of the Election Commission (EC), which is responsible for holding elections, have indicated that its capability to organize free and inclusive elections might be in question. Appointed in February 2022, the new Election Commission (EC) has yet to gain the trust of voters or opposition political parties. For instance, during elections in the northern district of Gaibandha on October 12, the EC halted voting due to “irregularities” after ruling party candidates captured almost all the polling stations. However, the EC didn’t take precautions to stop blatant rigging, failed to deter the ruling party supporters on the day of voting and the local administration didn’t act neutrally. A fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh is unlikely unless the government makes reforms to ensure a level playing field. The EC has decided to introduce Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in half of the 300 parliamentary constituencies after the Prime Minister suggested that EVMs will be fully available by the next election cycle. Although civil society organizations and a majority of opposition political parties have protested using EVMs, the EC paid little attention to their concerns. Worse yet, the EC doctored the opinion of the opposition parties to advance the use of EVMs in future elections. A staggering Taka 8,711 crore (approximately US$ 870 million) has been allocated to buy EVMs, which do not have a voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) system. Opposition parties have also insisted that they will not join the election under the government led by Sheikh Hasina, but the BAL is in no mood to accept the demand. Support for holding elections under a neutral government has grown among citizens after the 2018 election due to the suspected lack of impartiality of civil administration, the Election Commission (EC), and law enforcement agencies at the expense of ordinary Bangladeshis. The situation is no different this time around, as the police continue to act in favor of the BAL. The government’s recent decision to send a high-ranking civil servant and three police officials into “forced retirement” is indicative of a purge to keep both administration and police in line ahead of the election. A fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh is unlikely unless the government makes reforms to ensure a level playing field. Growing discontent with the economy and frustrations about authoritarian governance are pushing the citizens to the brink, while the incumbent government seems intent on confronting the opposition with force. Upholding the status quo means more crackdowns on the opposition and the suppression of dissenting voices in the coming months. However, opposition parties have remained fragmented and have yet to agree on a common course of action. All these trends point to a volatile future for Bangladeshi politics while economic woes increase and ordinary people continue to suffer. link:https://southasianvoices.org/whats-next-for-bangladeshi-politics/

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 8,435 miles from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania, a bird expert said Friday. The bird was tagged as a hatchling in Alaska during the Northern Hemisphere summer with a tracking GPS chip and tiny solar panel that enabled an international research team to follow its first annual migration across the Pacific Ocean, Birdlife Tasmania convenor Eric Woehler said. Because the bird was so young, its gender wasn’t known. Aged about five months, it left southwest Alaska at the Yuko-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 13 and touched down 11 days later at Ansons Bay on the island of Tasmania’s northeastern tip on Oct. 24, according to data from Germany’s Max Plank Institute for Ornithology. The research has yet to be published or peer reviewed. The bird started on a southwestern course toward Japan then turned southeast over Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, a map published by New Zealand’s Pukoro Miranda Shorebird Center shows. The bird was again tracking southwest when it flew over or near Kiribati and New Caledonia, then past the Australian mainland before turning directly west for Tasmania, Australia’s most southerly state. The satellite trail showed it covered 8,435 miles without stopping. “Whether this is an accident, whether this bird got lost or whether this is part of a normal pattern of migration for the species, we still don’t know,” said Woehler, who is part of the research project. Bar-tailed godwits fly over Marion Bay in Tasmania. Bar-tailed godwits fly over Marion Bay in Tasmania.EJ Woehler / AP Guinness World Records lists the longest recorded migration by a bird without stopping for food or rest as 7,580 miles by a satellite-tagged male bar-tailed godwit flying from Alaska to New Zealand. That flight was recorded in 2020 as part of the same decade-old research project, which also involves China’s Fudan University, New Zealand’s Massey University and the Global Flyway Network." link:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/flight-alaska-australia-place-bird-record-books-rcna54508

Elon Musk, founder, CEO and lead designer at SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla, speaks at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition II in Hawthorne, California, U.S., August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Elon Musk has assured the European Commission that Twitter will continue to abide by tough European rules on illegal online content policing now the social network has passed under his ownership, EU sources said on Monday. In a previously unreported exchange last week, Musk told Thierry Breton, the EU's industry chief, that he planned to comply with the region's Digital Services Act, which levies hefty fines on companies if they do not control illegal content. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Report an ad The self-described free speech absolutist agreed to hold a meeting with Breton, a former French finance minister, in the coming weeks, the EU officials told Reuters. article-prompt-devices Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The exchange came after Breton took to Twitter to warn Musk about the new European legislation on Friday. "In Europe, the bird will fly by our EU rules," Breton tweeted on Friday. read more The assurances from Musk appeared to suggest a pragmatic attitude from the CEO of electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), who has previously expressed his desire to see Twitter have fewer limits on content that can be posted. link:https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-elon-musk-reached-out-eu-chief-assure-content-policing-compliance-2022-10-31/

Hardik Himanshu Pandya (born 11 October 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in ODI and T20I format as an All-rounder. He is acknowledged as one of the best All-rounders in the world. Pandya also captained India for 3 matches in the absence of senior players. Pandya bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium. He has played in all 3 formats for India. He also plays for Baroda cricket team in domestic cricket and captains the newly debuted franchise Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and led them to their maiden IPL title in the 2022 edition. His elder brother Krunal Pandya is also a cricketer. Contents 1 Early years 2 Domestic career 2.1 Indian Premier League 3 International career 3.1 T20Is 3.2 ODI career 3.3 Test career 4 Personal life 5 Controversy 6 References 7 External links Early years Hardik Pandya was born on 11 October 1993 in Surat, Gujarat. His father, Himanshu Pandya, ran a small car finance business in Surat which he shut down and moved to Vadodara when Hardik was five to provide his sons with better cricket training facilities. Himanshu Pandya worked as Loan agent in Vadodara.[3] He enrolled his two sons into Kiran More's cricket academy[which?] in Vadodara.[4] Lacking finances, the Pandya family lived in a rented apartment in Gorwa, with the brothers using a second-hand car to travel to the cricket ground.[3] Hardik studied at the MK High School until ninth grade before dropping out to focus on cricket.[5] Hardik made steady progress in junior-level cricket, and according to Krunal, "won a lot of matches single-handedly" in club cricket.[4] [non-primary source needed]In an interview with the Indian Express, Hardik revealed that he was dropped from his state age-group teams due to his "attitude problems". He added that he was "just an expressive child" who did not "like to hide his emotions."[6] According to his father, Hardik was a leg spinner until the age of 18 and turned to fast bowling at the insistence of the Baroda coach Sanath Kumar.[7][non-primary source needed] Domestic career Pandya has been playing for the Baroda cricket team since 2013. He played a vital role in helping Baroda win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the 2013–14 season. In January 2016, he slammed eight sixes during his innings, scoring 86 runs not-out, to guide the Baroda cricket team to a six-wicket win over Vidarbha cricket team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[8] Indian Premier League Pandya played for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL from 2015 to 2021.[9][10] Against the Kolkata Knight Riders, in a must-win situation for Mumbai Indians to remain in the playoff race, he scored 61 runs off 31 balls to win the match for his side, earning him his second man of the match award in the season.[11] Ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, Pandya was released by the Mumbai Indians. He was then drafted by the new Ahmedabad franchise, Gujarat Titans, and named captain of the team.[12][13] He led Gujarat to their maiden IPL title in 2022, becoming the first captain after Shane Warne to lead a team to the title in its first year.[14] International career T20Is Pandya made his Twenty20 International debut for India on 27 January 2016 at the age of 22, picking up 2 wickets against Australia.[15] His first Twenty20 International wicket was Chris Lynn. In the second T20I against Sri Lanka cricket team at Ranchi, he batted ahead of Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni and hit 27 off 14 balls before becoming hat-trick victim of Thisara Perera.[16] In Asia Cup 2016, Pandya smashed an 18-ball 31 helping India post a respectable score against Bangladesh. Later on, he also picked up a wicket to secure the win. In the next match against Pakistan he bowled his best figures of 3 for 8 which restricted Pakistan to 83. In a 2016 World Twenty20 match against Bangladesh on 23 March, Pandya took two crucial wickets in the last three balls of match's final over as India beat Bangladesh by one run.[17] His career best bowling figures of 4 for 38 was achieved in the 3rd and final Twenty20 International against England on 8 July 2018, he got 33 Not Out in 14 balls, hitting the winning runs with a six off Jordan. Hardik became first Indian to take 4 wickets and score above 30 runs in a T20I in the same match.[18] In September 2021, Pandya was named in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[19] However, Pandya failed to make an impact as was expected. He scored 11 against Pakistan, which India lost by 10 wickets. His subsequent innings of 23 against New Zealand did not help to further India's cause in the tournament as losing against New Zealand meant India crashed out of the World Cup despite winning big over inexperienced teams like Afghanistan, Scotland, and Namibia. Pandya was picked as an allrounder. However he only bowled 2 overs against New Zealand without picking any wickets and giving away 17 runs. His lack of runs and inability to contribute with the ball led to his dropping from the squad for the T20I series that followed the World Cup against New Zealand. In June 2022, Pandya was named India's captain for their T20I matches against Ireland.[20] On July 7, 2022 Pandya achieved his first T20 international half-century against England at The Rose Bowl ground in Southampton, scoring 51 runs on 33 balls.[21] Pandya also took 4 wickets, making him the first Indian player to record a half-century and take 4 wickets in a single T20 international match.[22] ODI career Pandya made his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against New Zealand on 16 October 2016 at Dharamshala. He became the fourth Indian to be named player of the match on ODI debut after Sandeep Patil, Mohit Sharma and K. L. Rahul.[23] In his first ODI innings as a batsman, he scored 36 runs from 32 balls. In the group stages of ICC Champions Trophy, Pandya hit three consecutive sixes off Imad Wasim in the same over before rain stopped play. On 18 June 2017, in the final of the Champions Trophy at the Oval, he struck a 43-ball 76 in a losing cause, after coming in with India at 54/5 following a top order collapse.[24] He was selected in the ODI XI of the year 2017 by Cricinfo.[25] In April 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[26][27] On 27 June 2019, in the match against the West Indies, Pandya played in his 50th ODI.[28] On 17 July 2022, Pandya bowled his ODI career-best 4-24 against England in Old Trafford. His 71 runs scored during the 2nd innings of the same match made him the first Indian player to score a half-century and take 4 wickets in an ODI since Yuvraj Singh in 2011.[29] Test career Pandya was included in India's Test squad for their home series against England in late 2016,[30] but was eventually left out after he injured himself while training in the nets at the PCA Stadium.[31] He was named in the squad that toured Sri Lanka in July 2017 and played his first Test on 26 July in Galle.[32] In the 3rd and the final Test match against Sri Lanka at Pallekele, Pandya scored his maiden Test century, and set the record for becoming the first Indian batsman to score a Test century just before lunch. He also set the record for scoring the most runs in a single over of a Test innings for India, scoring 26 runs.[33][34][35] This century was his first century in international cricket. Personal life Pandya got engaged to an Indian-based Serbian dancer and actress Nataša Stanković on 1 January 2020.[36] On 30 July, their first child, Agastya Pandya, was born.[37] Pandya with brother Krunal during Mumbai Indians' victory celebration after 2017 Indian Premier League His brother Krunal Pandya has also played for India and the Mumbai Indians.[38] Their father, Himanshu Pandya died in January 2021, following a cardiac arrest.[39] Controversy In January 2019, Pandya appeared with teammate K. L. Rahul on the show Koffee with Karan, and made several controversial comments which were met with immediate public backlash. During the interview, Pandya spoke about how he had proudly informed his parents of his first sexual encounter, which was well received by them. He also proclaimed that he likes to "observe how women move" at high-end bars and nightclubs, as well as on social media and then went on to liken himself to a black person saying, "I'm a little from the black side so I need to see how they move".[40][41][42] The public categorized his monologue as indecent, derogatory, misogynistic and disgraceful.[43][44] Pandya apologized for his remarks by saying that he had gotten carried away by the nature of the show.[45][43] The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) responded to the controversy by saying, "It will be considered whether players should even be allowed to appear on such shows which have got nothing to do with cricket."[46][45][47] The BCCI found the comments as very crass, sexist and cringeworthy,[44] and was not impressed by the apology, seeking appropriate legal action into the matter as it was a breach of conduct.[45][48] Both Pandya and Rahul were handed a suspension until a pending investigation and were called back from the ongoing tours of Australia and New Zealand.[49][42][50] Furthermore, on 13 January 2019, Gillette suspended their brand association with Pandya for its Mach3 razor.[51][52] On 24 January 2019, after lifting the suspension on Pandya and Rahul, the BCCI announced that Pandya would re-join the squad for the matches in New Zealand.[53] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardik_Pandya

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday stopped the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from holding by-polls in NA-95 in Mianwali, which fell vacant after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's disqualification in the Toshakhana reference. Justice Aamer Farooq presided over a petition filed by the PTI chief against the electoral watchdog's disqualification verdict, wherein Barrister Ali Zafar appeared before the court on behalf of Imran. During the proceedings, the PTI lawyer requested the court to suspend the decision of Imran Khan's disqualification. Read 'Shameful': PTI reacts to Imran's disqualification in Toshakhana reference However, Justice Farooq remarked that we are not suspending the decision of the ECP, adding that "we are only stopping by-elections from being held". Advocate Zafar maintained that the ECP overstepped its authority by declaring disqualification and said that that the former premier was de-seated and disqualified as a Member of the National Assembly. "The ECP has to give its findings on the reference sent by the Speaker," he said. “Did this reference come from the speaker?” questioned Justice Farooq. To which the barrister replied, “Yes, this reference was sent by the Speaker on which the disqualification was pronounced." The counsel then told the court that "every MNA is bound to submit details of his assets by June 30. Details of all assets, including property and jewelry, have to be submitted and if something has been sold, the proceeds have to be disclosed." "If an assembly member does not provide these details, his membership is suspended. If the member does not submit the returns within 120 days or gives false information, the member is guilty of corrupt practice," he added. The barrister furthered that the law punishes false statements and misrepresentation with imprisonment for up to three years along with a fine but there is no penalty of disqualification. He also said that according to the law the trial of an offense of misdeclaration should be in the sessions court which can decide on the matter. "The ECP will only play the role of a complainant in this case," he added. “After being convicted, the ECP can then impose a sentence of disqualification up to five years," he said, adding that currently, there "is no justification" for Imran's disqualification as it would be possible only after a trial. After hearing the arguments the court stated, “We are not suspending the decision of the ECP, we are stopping the by-election." Also Road Imran disqualified Subsequently, the IHC issued notices to the parties, including the ECP, and adjourned further hearing of the case till November 10. It also stopped the release of the election schedule in Mianwali and made a copy of the certified decision of the ECP a part of the court record. ECP’s decision The ECP on October 21 disqualified PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan under Article 63(1)(p) as it announced its verdict in the Toshakhana (gift depository) reference. The ECP verdict sparked protests in various cities. A four-member bench of the ECP declared Imran's National Assembly seat vacant as it unanimously decided that he had misled officials about the gifts he received from foreign dignitaries during his tenure as the prime minister. link:https://tribune.com.pk/story/2384015/ihc-bars-ecp-from-holding-by-polls-in-imrans-mianwali-seat

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As expected, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been given an unprecedented third five-year term. More surprising was the absence of any sign that Xi intends to revise the policies that have done so much economic damage in recent years. LONDON – Judging by the reporting from the Communist Party of China’s 20th National Congress, Xi Jinping, newly anointed to an unprecedented third term as president, is tightening his political grip and strengthening the CPC’s control over society. Can successful economic development continue in this environment? stiglitz310_Sean GallupGetty Images_gas prices Economics 5 Wars Aren’t Won with Peacetime Economies JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ urges governments to intervene to overcome market failures and other problems caused by the Ukraine crisis. I have been thinking for many months now that one day, I would wake up to read that China was revisiting its zero-COVID strategy, overhauling the CPC’s interaction with domestic private business, truly reforming the country’s hukou system of residence permits, and rethinking crucial aspects of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its recent tactical stance on international governance. It is proving to be a very long wait. At a meeting with a senior Chinese official a few months ago, I jokingly said that my 30-plus years of “understanding” China may have been a fluke, because I couldn’t comprehend some policies the country had adopted in recent years. The only way I could rationalize them was to conclude that they must be part of some tactical maneuver to neutralize factions within the CPC’s upper echelons ahead of the Congress. Judging by who the Congress has chosen to be next to Xi in the new leadership, there have certainly been further purges of opponents – and very few signs of a reversal of the policies of recent years. Unless the post-Congress days and weeks produce a big surprise, I see growing dilemmas emerging for Xi and the CPC. In the BRICs analysis (the purported rise of Brazil, Russia, India, and China) that my then-colleagues and I produced a generation ago, the decade 2021-30 was supposed to be when China’s economy closed in on the US in nominal terms. This was why the BRICs economies collectively might go on in the next decade to become larger than the G7, which would of course represent an enormous change to the modern world order. This assumed that countries would achieve their long-term potential productivity rate, because Chinese GDP growth would decelerate as its labor-force growth peaked, implying that most of the 4.5-5% GDP growth we had assumed would reflect productivity gains. This growth rate is consistent with what China has stated is both required and desired to double its GDP per capita by 2035 from the 2020 level. The Energy Revolution cop27 sunrisesmall Join us for our next virtual event, The Energy Revolution, live from COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to hear from Sustainable Energy for All CEO Damilola Ogunbiyi, Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad, US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, and more. REGISTER NOW But the last three years suggest that China is unlikely to achieve this target unless it reconsiders its current policies. Virtually all scientific evidence suggests that it is impossible to eradicate COVID-19. The only plausible way to manage it is with proven vaccines. Chinese leaders’ fear that abandoning the zero-COVID policy would overrun the health system and cause mortality to rise is understandable, but the policy is entirely inconsistent with the path to the 2035 goal. It has been clear for some time that China can achieve its goal only if Chinese consumers become a central part of the country’s growth model. Rolling lockdowns make this virtually impossible. Surely the time has come to import the best Western vaccines and change course. Among other benefits, such a step would send a powerful signal to the rest of the world that China wants to open again. In such a scenario, there could even be a reversal of the ongoing economic decoupling between China and Western countries, as well as of the growing difficulties surrounding most global governance bodies, such as the G20, the World Health Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. COVID-19 is hardly the only policy area in need of rapid reform. In particular, the authorities must address the growing signs of a vicious circular weakening of the housing market and construction, as well as the lack of success of Xi’s signature BRI. I hope these words will be read as constructive criticism from someone who saw China’s potential over 30 years ago and imagined a world where it could become the biggest economy. Back then, I thought this would benefit not only China, especially its citizens, but also the rest of us. This month, the US National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) published a study, “The Future of Global Economic Power,” looking all the way to 2100. It follows an analytical framework very similar to that of our BRICs analysis, and its main scenario still concludes that China will become the world’s largest economy by the end of the century, with another BRIC country, India, in second place. But there are two other scenarios with less favorable paths of productivity growth. In one of them, India, not China, is the world’s largest economy by 2100. And in the second, productivity falls short of the path of the past three decades, as it has in recent years, and China’s share of global GDP declines notably. One can only hope that whoever Xi surrounds himself with in the coming years takes the NBER report to heart. link:https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/xi-jinping-must-change-course-drop-zero-covid-by-jim-o-neill-2022-10

Antarctica’s emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the U.S. government said Tuesday as it finalized protections for the animal under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said emperor penguins should be protected under the law since the birds build colonies and raise their young on the Antarctic ice threatened by climate change. The wildlife agency said a thorough review of evidence, including satellite data from 40 years showed the penguins aren’t currently in danger of extinction, but rising temperatures signal that is likely. The agency’s review followed a 2011 petition by the environmental group Center for Biological Diversity to list the bird under the Endangered Species Act. Get the Morning Rundown Get a head start on the morning's top stories. Enter your email SIGN UP THIS SITE IS PROTECTED BY RECAPTCHA PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF SERVICE Climate change has caused colonies to experience breeding failures, according to the government. The Halley Bay colony in the Weddell Sea, the second-largest emperor penguin colony in the world, experienced several years of poor sea ice conditions, leading to the drowning of all newborn chicks beginning in 2016, the government said. The endangered status will promote international cooperation for conservation strategies, increase funding for conservation programs and require federal agencies in the United States to act to reduce threats. link:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/emperor-penguins-are-now-threatened-species-due-climate-change-us-offi-rcna54046

The Honda HR-V was already subject to polarizing sentiments among crossover shoppers upon arrival. However, the latest reports about the delay in its delivery have sparked further apprehension among the public. Various sources have reported that, if one books a Honda HR-V today, they will get it in July 2023, which is nine months from now. The initially reported time of delivery for the HR-V was January 2023, although, due to the ongoing production crunch, Honda Atlas Cars Limited (HACL) has probably pushed the delivery time ahead. ALSO READ You Vs. The Guy She Told You Not to Worry About – Honda HR-V Vs. Peugeot 2008 Bear in mind that it has only been six days since the launch of HR-V. With the news of a delivery delay, Honda HR-V is off to a ‘not-so-good’ start. Detail HR-V is a subcompact crossover SUV that rivals MG ZS, Peugeot 2008, and other similar SUVs. It has a naturally aspirated 1.5-liter four-cylinder petrol engine that puts out 119 horsepower and 145 Newton-meters of torque, with a CVT gearbox. HR-V is a basic SUV compared to its rivals, with a limited array of features including: link:https://propakistani.pk/2022/10/27/honda-hr-vs-delivery-will-take-up-to-9-months/

Shane Keith Warne AO (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer, whose career ran from 1991 to 2007. Warne played as a right-arm leg spin bowler and a right-handed batsman for Victoria, Hampshire and Australia. He is regarded as one of the sport's greatest bowlers; he made 145 Test appearances, taking 708 wickets, and set the record for the most wickets taken by any bowler in Test cricket, a record he held until 2007. Warne was a useful lower-order batsman who scored more than 3,000 Test runs, with a highest score of 99. He retired from international cricket at the end of Australia's 2006–07 Ashes series victory over England. In the first four seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Warne was a player-coach for Rajasthan Royals and also captained the team. During his career, Warne was involved in off-field scandals; his censures included a ban from cricket for testing positive for a prohibited substance, and charges of sexual indiscretions and bringing the game into disrepute. Warne revolutionised cricket thinking with his mastery of leg spin, then regarded as a dying art. After retirement, he regularly worked as a cricket commentator and for charities and endorsed commercial products. In recognition of his skill, a statue of Warne bowling was placed outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), where he was also honoured with a state memorial service, as well as having a grandstand named in his honour. Warne was posthumously appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to cricket. Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Domestic career 4 International career 4.1 Early international career (1991–1993) 4.2 Path to 300 Test wickets (1993–1999) 4.3 Vice-captaincy of Australia (1999–2000) 4.4 Wickets and injuries (2001–2003) 4.5 Ban from cricket (2003) 4.6 Return to cricket (2004–2006) 4.7 International retirement (2006–2007) 5 Twenty20 career (2008–2013) 6 Wider influence on cricket 7 Playing style 8 Performance analysis 8.1 Test matches 8.1.1 Test 10-wicket hauls 8.2 Career-best performances 9 Commentator 10 Outside cricket 11 Personal life 12 Death 12.1 Tributes 12.2 State memorial service 13 Awards and recognition 14 In po[CENSORED]r culture 15 References 15.1 Sources 16 External links Early life Warne was born in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, on 13 September 1969, the son of Brigitte and Keith Warne.[2] His mother was German.[3][4] He attended Hampton High School from Grades 7–9 before being offered a sports scholarship to attend Mentone Grammar, where he spent his final three years of school.[5][6][7] Early career Warne's first representative honours came in the 1983–84 season when he represented University of Melbourne Cricket Club in the Victorian Cricket Association's under-16 Dowling Shield competition.[8] He bowled a mixture of leg-spin and off-spin, and was a handy lower-order batsman. The following season, Warne joined St Kilda Cricket Club, which is located near his home suburb Black Rock.[9][10] He started in the lower elevens and, over a number of seasons, progressed to the first eleven. During the cricket off-season in 1987, Warne played five games of Australian rules football for St Kilda Football Club's under-19 team.[11] In 1988, Warne again played for the St Kilda Football Club's under-19 team before being promoted to the reserves team, one step below professional level.[12] Following the 1988 Victorian Football League season, St Kilda delisted Warne and he began to focus solely on cricket. In 1990, Warne was chosen to train at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide.[13] In 1991, Warne moved to the UK and joined Accrington Cricket Club of the Lancashire League as their professional player for that year's cricket season.[14] After initially struggling in English conditions, he had a good season as a bowler, taking 73 wickets at 15.4 runs each but scored only 329 runs at an average of 15. The committee at Accrington decided not to re-engage Warne for the 1992 season because they expected their professional to contribute as both a batsman and bowler.[14] Domestic career Warne made his first-class cricket debut on 15 February 1991,[15][16] taking 0/61 and 1/41 for Victoria against Western Australia at Junction Oval in Melbourne.[17] Warne signed a $400,000 contract to play for Hampshire County Cricket Club in England for the 2000 season.[18] He returned to Hampshire as the captain for the seasons between 2004 and 2007. For Hampshire he scored his only two first class centuries and took 276 wickets at an average of 25.58.[19] International career Early international career (1991–1993) Warne was selected for the Australia B team, which toured Zimbabwe in September 1991.[17] In the second tour match at Harare Sports Club, Warne recorded his first first-class score of five-wickets-or-more in an innings when he took 7/49 in the second innings,[20] helping Australia B to a nine-wicket win.[21] In December 1991, upon returning to Australia, Warne took 3/14 and 4/42 for Australia A against a touring West Indian side.[17] Peter Taylor, the incumbent spinner in the Australian Test team, had taken only one wicket in the first two Tests, so Warne was brought into the team for the third Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground a week later.[22][23] Warne had played in seven first-class matches before making his Test-level debut for Australia.[24] He was called into the Australian team in January 1992 for a Test against India at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).[24] He took 1/150 (Ravi Shastri caught by Dean Jones for 206) off 45 overs.[25][26] Warne took 0/78 in the fourth Test in Adelaide, recording overall figures of 1/228 for the series, and was rejected for the fifth Test on the pace-friendly WACA Ground in Perth. Warne's poor form continued in the first innings against Sri Lanka at Colombo, in which he recorded 0/107.[27] On 22 August 1992, however, Warne took the last three Sri Lankan wickets without conceding a run in the second innings, leading to a second-innings collapse and contributing to a 16-run Australian win.[28] Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga commented in an interview; "a bowler with Test average of more than 300 came and snatched the victory from our hands".[29] Despite his match-winning spell, Warne was left out of the second Sri Lanka test before taking 0/40 in the third-and-final test of the series. Warne was again left out of the First Test against the West Indies in the 1992–93 Australian season. Greg Matthews played in Warne's place; despite Australia being in a strong position on the final day, they could not dismiss the West Indies on a turning surface. Warne was recalled for the Second Test in Melbourne, a Boxing Day Test in which he took 7/52 in a match-winning performance in the second innings.[30] Path to 300 Test wickets (1993–1999) In 1993, Warne was selected for Australia's Ashes tour of England, in which he was the leading wicket-taker for the six-Test series, with 34.[31] His first ball of the series was called the "Ball of the Century", bowling the experienced English batsman Mike Gatting with a ball that turned from well-outside leg stump to clip the off bail.[32] Warne took 71 Test wickets in 1993, a then-record for a spin bowler in a calendar year.[33] New Zealand batsmen significantly contributed to his tally. Early in 1993, Warne took 17 wickets in Australia's tour of New Zealand, tying Danny Morrison with 17 as the top wicket-taker for the series. When New Zealand toured Australia for three Tests in November and December, Warne took 18 wickets and was named "player of the series".[34][35][36] Warne featured in South Africa's tour of Australia in 1993–94[37] and Australia's return tour in March 1994. In the second Test of South Africa's tour at the SCG, Warne took ten wickets in a Test for the first time in his career. His 7/56 in the first innings and 5/72 in the second was not enough to secure victory for Australia; on the Test's final day, Warne was part of an Australian batting collapse and South Africa won the Test.[38] He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1994 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[39] Australia sought to retain the Ashes when England toured for a five-Test series in 1994–95. Warne took a career-best 8/71 in the second innings of the first Test at Brisbane Cricket Ground (the Gabba),[40] before taking 27 wickets in the five-Test series.[41] In the Second Test, a Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), he took his first-and-only Test hat-trick, dismissing tail-enders Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough and Devon Malcolm in successive balls, the last of which was caught by David Boon. Warne also took his 150th test wicket, a caught-and-bowled off Alec Stewart. Warne secured the Ashes for Australia with the bat. In the Third Test at SCG, he and fellow tail-ender Tim May survived the final 19 overs in fading light on the fifth day to secure a draw and a 2–0 series lead that meant Australia would retain the Ashes regardless of the result of the fourth and fifth Tests.[42] Later in 1995, Warne toured the West Indies, taking 15 wickets in four Tests as Australia defeated the West Indies in a Test series for the first time in almost 20 years.[43] In the southern-hemisphere summer of 1995–96, Australia played a home series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Warne took 11 wickets in the first Test against Pakistan but broke his toe in the second. Selectors included him in the squad for the third Test days later to give him the chance to prove his fitness. Warne took four wickets in Pakistan's first innings and another four in their second, and was named the player of the series.[44][45] Warne was a key member of Australia's squad for the 1996 Cricket World Cup, which was held in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Warne took 12 wickets, including a man-of-the-match 4/36 in the semi-final against the West Indies, and Australia qualified for the final.[46] Before the final against Sri Lanka, Australian captain Mark Taylor publicly said Warne was not "vital" to his team and that Warne alone could not win the World Cup.[47] Warne conceded 58 runs for no wickets in the final; Australia lost the match to first-time champions Sri Lanka.[48] The West Indies toured Australia for a five-Test series in the southern-hemisphere summer of 1996–97. Warne took 22 wickets in the series, and a further 11 in Australia's three-Test tour of South Africa in early 1997.[49] In the northern summer of 1997, Warne returned to England with the Australian team to play for the Ashes. After struggling for form early in the tour, Warne took 24 wickets at an average of 24.04 and Australia won the six-Test series 3–2.[50][51] In the Australian summer of 1997–98, Warne took 19 wickets in New Zealand's three-Test series in Australia and 20 wickets in three Tests against South Africa,[49] in the second of which he took five wickets in the first innings and six in the second, becoming the second Australian after Dennis Lillee to take 300 Test wickets.[52][53] In late 1997, Australian media criticised Warne for his weight; however, The Australian wrote he was one of Australia's three most-influential cricketers, the others being Donald Bradman and Lillee.[54] Journalist and former English cricketer Derek Pringle said Warne passed the 300-Test-wicket mark at the age of 28; "we are in the presence of true greatness and not some pretender to the great figures in the game's history".[55] Later in 1998, Warne was a member of Australia's touring squad of India. Finding Indian food not to his liking, he had tinned spaghetti and baked beans flown in from Australia.[56][57] Australia's two top pace bowlers Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie missed the tour due to injury so Warne bowled more often than usual. He took 10 wickets but conceding 54 runs each, going for 0/147 in India's only innings of the second-and-series-winning Test in Calcutta. Warne's dismissal of Rahul Dravid in the first innings of the final test at Bangalore took him past Lance Gibbs' tally of 309 wickets, making Warne the most-successful spin bowler in Test Cricket. Australia lost the series, breaking a run of nine Test-series wins.[58][59] In early December 1998, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said three years earlier it had fined Warne and Mark Waugh for accepting money from a bookmaker for information about pitch and weather conditions; this was called the John the bookmaker controversy.[60] After suffering a shoulder injury, Warne returned to international cricket in the fifth Test of the Ashes series in Australia in January 1999. He missed Australia's tour of Pakistan and the first four Ashes Tests.[61] During Warne's extended absence from the Australian team, his understudy Stuart MacGill played in his place, taking 15 wickets in three Tests against Pakistan and another series-high 27 wickets against England. Upon Warne's return, he and MacGill bowled in tandem to the team for the fifth Ashes Test at SCG, where MacGill took twelve wickets and Warne two.[62] Vice-captaincy of Australia (1999–2000) Shane Warne's record as captain Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied No result Win % ODI[63] 11 10 1 0 0 0 90.91% The 1999–2000 Ashes series was the last for Australian captain Mark Taylor, who retired. Steve Waugh was appointed as Taylor's replacement while Warne was promoted to vice-captain.[64] Warne, however, was dropped from the Test team during Australia's tour of the West Indies in early 1999. Warne took two wickets in the first three Tests of the series, leading to calls for his removal from the team from Australian media.[65] For the final test, Warne was replaced by off-spinner Colin Miller, who with MacGill took eight wickets between them and Australia won the Test to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy.[66] Warne's form recovered in the One Day International (ODI) series against the West Indies, and he was selected to play in the 1999 World Cup in the United Kingdom.[67] Just before the start of the 1999 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) fined Warne gave him a two-match suspended ban by for talking to a newspaper about Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga, saying; "There is plenty of animosity between Arjuna and myself. I don't like him and I'm not in a club of one."[68] Australia wanted to win their first Cricket World Cup since 1987. Warne took 12 wickets in the preliminary phases of the tournament, and Australia qualified for a semi-final against South Africa. The semi-final match became notable for the dramatic fashion in which it finished; Warne was the man of the match, dismissing key South African batsmen Herschelle Gibbs, Gary Kirsten, Hansie Cronje and Jacques Kallis.[69] Australia faced Pakistan in the tournament's final. Pakistan batted first and were all out for 132; Warne took 4/33. Australia comfortably reached the target to win the World Cup. Warne was the tournament's joint-top wicket-taker with Geoff Allott, and was named the man of the match in the final.[70] After his World Cup performances, Warne was retained as Australia's vice-captain for tours of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe later in 1999.[66] The following Australian summer, he played in all Tests of the series against Pakistan and India. He reached his highest score with the bat in the first Test against Pakistan in Brisbane, with 86, before matching that score in the first Test against India in Adelaide the following month.[71] Warne's performances in the Brisbane Test were overshadowed by the Joe the Cameraman controversy, in which an off-field microphone picked up a jibe about the abilities of Australian bowler Scott Muller during the match. A Channel Nine cameraman subsequently confessed to making the "can't bowl, can't throw" remark many had believed was made by Warne.[72] Warne took 18 wickets over the six summer Tests and Australia won both series 3–0.[49] He then took another 15 wickets in Australia's 3–0 tour of New Zealand in March 2000.[73] In the first Test of the series at Eden Park, Auckland. Warne surpassed Dennis Lillee's 355 wickets as Australia's leading-ever wicket-taker.[74] In 2000, Warne joined English county side Hampshire, for which he played during the year's northern-hemisphere summer. During the county season, reports Warne had repeatedly sent lewd SMS messages to an English nurse emerged. In August 2000, the ACB removed him as Australia's vice-captain, citing his history of off-field indiscretions. The board's decision was contrary to the wishes of the team's selectors, including captain Steve Waugh. Warne was replaced as vice-captain by Adam Gilchrist.[75] That year, however, the ACB awarded Warne the Men's ODI Player of the Year at the Allan Border Medal ceremony.[76] Wickets and injuries (2001–2003) Warne missed the entire Australian summer of 2000–01 with a finger injury; he battled Stuart MacGill and an in-form Colin Miller to be selected for Australia's tour of India in early 2001.[77] MacGill was ultimately left out of the squad. Warne took 10 wickets over the three-Test series at an average of 50.50; his Indian spin counterpart Harbhajan Singh was the man of the series after taking 32 wickets at an average of 17.03.[78] Australia lost the series 2–1.[79] In the northern summer of 2001, Warne was chosen for his third Ashes tour and took 31 wickets in the five-Test series, which Australia won 4–1.[80] He took three five-wicket hauls in the series.[81] In the final Test at The Oval, Warne took 11 wickets across both innings, including the 400th wicket of his Test career from Alec Stewart. Warne became the sixth person and the first Australian in the history of cricket to reach 400 wickets.[82] In the 2001–02 Australian summer, Australia played home series against New Zealand and against South Africa. Warne took six wickets in three Tests against New Zealand, and in the third Test in Perth made his career's highest batting score in international cricket. He was caught at mid-wicket off the bowling of Daniel Vettori, which later revealed to be a no-ball while on 99 runs—one run short of a maiden Test century.[83] He took 17 wickets in the three Tests against South Africa—more than any other player—including a five-wicket haul (5/113) in the first innings of the first Test.[84][85] Warne, with 20 dismissals, was again the leading wicket-taker when Australia played a three-Test series in South Africa in February and March 2002.[86] In February 2002, Ricky Ponting replaced Steve Waugh as captain of Australia's ODI squad. The promotion of Ponting, who is five years younger than Warne, appeared to end any prospect of Warne ever being appointed to the captaincy of Australia.[87] In October 2002, Australia played a three-Test series against Pakistan in neutral states Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. Warne, who had lost weight over the previous months, took 27 wickets, was named the player of the series, and was man of the match in the first Test with 11 wickets; and the third Test with eight wickets.[88][89][90][91] He returned to Australia for the 2002 – 03 Ashes series against England, starting in November 2002. In the forst Test, he scored 57 with the bat and took 11 wickets in the first three Tests of the series but suffered a shoulder injury in an ODI in December 2002.[92] The injury ruled him out of the remainder of the Ashes series and him in doubt for the World Cup, which would begin in February 2003.[93] Ban from cricket (2003) In February 2003, a day before the start of the World Cup, Warne was sent home after a drug test during a one-day series in Australia returned a positive result for a banned diuretic.[94] Warne said he took only one of what he called a "fluid tablet"—the prescription drug Moduretic—which his mother had given him to improve his appearance.[95] A committee established by the ACB found Warne guilty of breaching the board's drug code and imposed a one-year ban from organised cricket.[96] After having announced he would retire from ODIs after the 2003 World Cup, Warne took the view the ban would lengthen his Test-playing career, although it led him to briefly reconsider his decision to retire from ODIs.[97] Warne was allowed to play in charity matches while serving his one-year ban, a decision that was criticised by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA),[98] which Warne criticised for interfering in the matter.[99] During his suspension, Australia's main free-to-air cricket broadcaster Nine Network hired Warne as a television commentator.[100] During mid-2003, Warne worked for the St Kilda Football Club, an Australian rules football club, in an unpaid consultancy role after the Australian Football League (AFL) banned him from holding an official club position because of his drugs ban.[101] Return to cricket (2004–2006) Warne returned to competitive cricket following his ban in February 2004.[102] In March, in the first Test of a three-Test series against Sri Lanka in Galle, he became the second cricketer after Courtney Walsh to take 500 Test wickets.[103] Warne took five wickets in each innings of the first and second Tests, and a further six wickets in the third Test, and was named the player of the series.[104] on 15 October 2004, during the second Test of Australia's series against India at Chennai, he broke the record for most career wickets in Test cricket. Warne's dismissal of Irfan Pathan, who was caught at slip by Matthew Hayden, saw him overtake his Sri Lankan rival Muttiah Muralitharan with 533 wickets. Muralitharan, who was injured at the time, had taken the record from Courtney Walsh five months earlier.[105][106] Australia won the series 2–1; it was Australia's first series win in India since 1969. Warne's 14 wickets at an average of 30.07 was an improvement on his previous performances in India, when in six Tests he took 20 wickets at an average of 52 runs each.[107][108] For his performances in 2004, the ICC named him in the World Test XI. On 11 August 2005 in the Third Ashes Test at Old Trafford, Warne became the first bowler in history to take 600 Test wickets.[109] In 2005, with 96 wickets, Warne broke the record for the number of wickets in a calendar year.[110][111] Warne's ferocious competitiveness was a feature of the 2005 Ashes series in which he took 40 wickets at an average of 19.92 and scored 249 runs.[112] Warne shared the player of the series honour with England's Andrew Flintoff. For his performances in 2005, the ICC named Warne in the World Test XI.[113] International retirement (2006–2007) Warne (right) bowling to Ian Bell at the Gabba in Brisbane in 2006 Warne began the 2006–07 Ashes series with an indifferent Test performance in Brisbane and a poor performance in the first innings in Adelaide, where he took no wickets.[114] His second-innings performance, however, including bowling Kevin Pietersen around the legs, triggered England's fifth-day collapse and Australia's win.[115] Warne again bowled well in the third Test's second innings, and took the final wicket of Monty Panesar as Australia regained the Ashes.[116] On 21 December 2006, Warne announced he would retire at the end of the 2006–07 Ashes series at SCG. In his penultimate Test, he took his 700th Test wicket on 26 December 2006[117] by bowling out English batsman Andrew Strauss at MCG in his final appearance there. This was the first occasion a player had taken 700 Test wickets. The wicket was described as a "classic Warne dismissal", which the crowd of 89,155 gave a standing ovation.[118] Warne's final Test was held at SCG, same venue as his first 15 years earlier. Warne ended England's first innings by trapping Monty Panesar leg before wicket for a duck and took his 1,000th international wicket. Warne's final Test wicket was that of England's all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who was stumped by Adam Gilchrist.[119] Warne is one of only two bowlers to have taken more than 1,000 wickets in international cricket, the other being Muttiah Muralitharan.[120][121] For his performances in 2006, the ICC and Cricinfo named Warne in the World Test XI.[122] Also in 2006, the ACB—which was now renamed Cricket Australia (CA)—awarded Warne the Men's Test Player of the Year at the Allan Border Medal ceremony.[76] Twenty20 career (2008–2013) Warne bowling against the Sydney Sixers in 2011 during a Big Bash League match After his retirement from international cricket, Warne was signed as the captain of Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008, fetching US$450,000 in the pre-season player auction.[123] Warne led the Royals to victory in the first season of the competition.[124] He continued as captain of the Royals for a further four seasons; the 2011 season was his last with the franchise.[125][126] Warne bowling at Lord's for Rajasthan Royals in a Twenty20 match against Middlesex in 2009 Warne was signed as a player for Melbourne Stars in Australia's inaugural Big Bash League (BBL) in November 2011. The Stars qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament, in which Warne took seven wickets in eight matches at an economy rate of 6.74 runs conceded per over.[127] In 2013, Warne was fined $4500 and banned for one match for using obscene language, making "inappropriate physical contact with a player or official" Marlon Samuels and "showing serious dissent at an umpire's decision" during a BBL match against Melbourne Renegades.[128] In July 2013, Warne officially retired from all formats of cricket, confirming he would no longer captain Melbourne Stars in the BBL.[129] In July 2014, Warne captained the Rest of the World side in the Bicentenary Celebration match at Lord's.[130] In February 2018, Rajasthan Royals appointed Warne as their team mentor for the IPL 2018.[131] Wider influence on cricket Warne is widely considered as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history.[132] He revolutionised cricket with his mastery of leg spin, which many cricket followers had come to regard as a dying art due to the difficulty of accurately bowling the deliveries. Warne helped overturn the domination of cricket by fast bowling that had prevailed for twenty years before his debut. In the early 1970s, Australia's fast bowlers Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson dominated cricket. From around 1977 until the early 1990s, the West Indies lost only one ill-tempered and controversial Test series with a bowling attack almost exclusively composed of four fast bowlers. From the early 1990s, with the West Indies in decline, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram of Pakistan were becoming the world's most-feared fast-bowling combination. In this context, Warne's bowling became significant. His dominance, particularly of English and South African batsmen, provided cricket audiences with an alternative skill.[133][134] Many of Warne's most spectacular performances occurred in Ashes series against England; in particular, the "Gatting Ball", otherwise known as the "Ball of the Century", which sharply spun and bowled a bemused Mike Gatting in the 1993 Ashes series. Warne had struggled against India, particularly against Sachin Tendulkar; Warne's bowling average against India was 47.18 runs per wicket compared with his overall average of 25.[135] Warne also was hit for the most sixes by the time he retired; Warne said he did not like to be hit for singles because he had to plan for two batsmen at the same over.[17] Playing style According to Warne: Where my ability to spin a cricket ball came from, I honestly don't know. I can only think that I was born with it. I have a skill as a cricketer ... and fortunately cricket found me.[136] Warne combined the ability to prodigiously turn the ball, even on unhelpful pitches, with regular accuracy and a variation of deliveries—notable among these is the flipper). In the later stages of his career, variation was less evident despite regular press conferences announcing a "new" delivery for each series he participated in. When Warne retired, Australian journalist Gideon Haigh wrote; "It was said of Augustus that he found Rome brick and left it marble: the same is true of Warne and spin bowling".[137] Warne did this by having a relaxed "two finger up, two down grip" of the ball and not hitting it against the top part of the palm. Warne was a fierce and dramatic competitor. Gideon Haigh wrote about what he called Warne's pageantry and measured theatricality, such as his exaggerated appeals, intimidation of batters, sledging, flirting with umpires and time-wasting, all of which added to his competitiveness. Warne said the "part of the art of bowling spin is to make the batsman think that something special is happening even when it isn't".[138] Warne was an effective, lower-order batter; he was once dismissed for 99 with a reckless shot on what was later shown to be a no-ball.[139] Warne has scored the most Test runs without having scored a century; his top scores were 99 and 91. He also scored the third-most international Test ducks. Of players who have batted in more than 175 Test innings, Warne's proportion of dismissals by being bowled out is the lowest, at under seven per cent.[140] Warne was a successful slip fielder; he made 125 catches—the 19th-most catches as a fielder in Test cricket history.[141] Performance analysis Further information: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Shane Warne Shane Warne was the third-highest five-wicket haul-taker in international cricket after Muttiah Muralitharan and Richard Hadlee. He took 37 Test fivers and a single ODI fiver, along with 10 Test ten-wicket hauls. In Test cricket, Warne scored more runs than any other player who never made a century.[142] Test matches Versus Matches Overs Maidens Runs Wickets 5w 10w Best Avg S/R E/R Bangladesh 2 87.2 12 300 11 1 0 5 for 113 27.27 47.6 3.43 England 36 1792.5 488 4535 195 11 4 8 for 71 23.25 55.1 2.52 ICC World XI 1 31 7 71 6 0 0 3 for 23 11.83 31.0 2.29 India 14 654.1 139 2029 43 1 0 6 for 125 47.18 91.2 3.10 New Zealand 20 961.4 252 2511 103 3 0 6 for 31 24.37 56.0 2.61 Pakistan 15 675.1 192 1816 90 6 2 7 for 23 20.17 45.0 2.68 South Africa 24 1321.2 367 3142 130 7 2 7 for 56 24.16 60.9 2.37 Sri Lanka 13 527.5 132 1507 59 5 2 5 for 43 25.54 53.6 2.85 West Indies 19 679.4 159 1947 65 3 0 7 for 52 29.95 62.7 2.86 Zimbabwe 1 53.1 13 137 6 0 0 3 for 68 22.83 53.1 2.57 Overall (9) 145 6784.1 1761 17995 708 37 10 8 for 71 25.41 57.4 2.65 Source: Cricinfo[143] Test 10-wicket hauls # Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year 1 12/128 22 South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Australia 1994 2 11/110 30 England Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Australia 1994 3 11/77 39 Pakistan Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Australia 1995 4 12/109 63 South Africa South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Australia 1998 5 11/229 92 England England Kennington Oval London England 2001 6 11/188 102 Pakistan P Sara Oval Colombo Sri Lanka 2002 7 10/159 108 Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium Galle Sri Lanka 2004 8 10/155 109 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Asgiriya Stadium Kandy Sri Lanka 2004 9 10/162 125 England England Edgbaston Cricket Ground Birmingham England 2005 10 12/246 128 England England Kennington Oval London England 2005 Source:[144] Career-best performances Bowling Score Fixture Venue Season Test 8/71 Australia v England Gabba, Brisbane 1994[145] ODI 5/33 Australia v West Indies SCG, Sydney 1996[146] FC 8/71 Australia v England Gabba, Brisbane 1994[145] LA 6/42 Surrey v Hampshire Whitgift School, Croydon 2006[147] T20 4/21 Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur 2010[148] Commentator After his retirement, Warne became a television cricket commentator. On 13 July 2005, Nine Network announced it would not renew his commentating contract, for which he was paid around A$300,000 annually, due to incidents in his private life.[149] He rejoined Nine in 2008 and continued as a member of its commentary team until Nine lost the broadcasting rights in 2018. Warne was also signed by Sky Sports in 2009 and Fox Cricket in 2018.[150][151] He worked for both Sky and Fox until his death.[152] Outside cricket Sri Lanka was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Warne joined Muttiah Muralitharan in humanitarian efforts to help people who were adversely affected.[153] His charity the Shane Warne Foundation donated AU$20,000 to help rebuild Galle International Stadium.[154][155] Warne was named in the World XI squad during the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal tournament, which was held in Melbourne on 10 January 2005 to raise funds for post-tsunami humanitarian relief efforts.[156] Warne made a cameo appearance on the Australian sitcom Kath & Kim in 2007.[157] He also appeared on BBC Television panel game A Question of Sport, taking on the captaincy for three shows and appearing regularly.[158][159] In January 2008, Warne signed a two-year agreement with 888poker to represent them at international poker events, including the Aussie Millions, World Series of Poker and the 888 UK Poker Open. This sponsorship agreement ended in January 2015.[160] In 2010, Nine Network commissioned a chat show titled Warnie, which was hosted by Warne. The program debuted on 24 November 2010 with Warne interviewing James Packer.[161] Celebrities interviewed on the program included the captain of the Australian cricket team Ricky Ponting, and singers Chris Martin and Susan Boyle.[162][163] Warne also did promotional work for hair-loss-recovery company Advanced Hair; the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) investigated this matter in relation to an illegal celebrity endorsement of medical services.[164] Personal life Warne in 2012 with then-fiancée Elizabeth Hurley From 1999 to 2005, Warne was married to Simone Callahan,[165] with whom he had children Summer, Jackson and Brooke.[166] In 2000, Warne lost the Australian vice-captaincy after it was discovered he was sending sexual text messages to a British nurse while still married to Callahan.[167] He was also involved in an altercation with some teenage boys who took a photograph of him smoking after he had accepted sponsorship from a nicotine patch company in return for quitting smoking.[168] In April 2007, Warne and Callahan were reported to be reuniting two years after their divorce.[169] Five months later, however, Callahan again left Warne after he inadvertently sent her a text message he had intended for another woman.[170][171] Following his split from Callahan, Warne dated English actor Elizabeth Hurley.[172][173] Although their relationship at first seemed short-lived following the disclosure that Warne was sending sexual messages to a married Melbourne businesswoman,[174][175] the couple created a media frenzy when Hurley moved into Warne's mansion in Brighton, Victoria.[176] In late 2011, Hurley and Warne announced they were engaged,[177] but they had cancelled the engagement by December 2013.[178] Warne later said, "I was more in love with Elizabeth than I'd realised I could be. I miss the love we had. My years with Elizabeth were the happiest of my life."[179] After retiring from cricket, Warne worked for the Shane Warne Foundation, which assisted seriously ill and underprivileged children.[180] The charity was launched in 2004 and distributed £400,000; its activities included a charity poker tournament.[180] The charity closed in 2017 after running at a financial loss for four of the five previous years. In 2014, the foundation raised $465,000 but spent $550,000.[181] In August 2021, Warne contracted COVID-19 and was placed on a ventilator "to make sure there were no longer-lasting effects".[182] He said, "I had a thumping headache and I had one day where I had the shivers, but sweating, like when you have the flu", and that Australians would have to learn to live with the virus.[183] Warne was born with complete heterochromia, giving him a blue right eye and a green left eye.[184] Death On 4 March 2022, at the age of 52, Warne died of a suspected heart attack[185] while holidaying on the island Ko Samui, Thailand.[186][187] Warne died on the same day as fellow Australian cricketer Rod Marsh, to whom Warne paid tribute on Twitter a few hours before his own death.[188][189] Six days after Warne's death, his body was returned from Thailand to Melbourne on a private aeroplane.[190] Warne's private funeral took place on 20 March 2022 in Melbourne at Moorabbin Oval, the headquarters and former home ground of St Kilda Football Club. The mourners were led by Warne's parents and three children, and some former teammates were in attendance.[191] On 30 March, Warne was publicly honoured at a state memorial event at Melbourne Cricket Ground.[192][193] Tributes Warne's statue outside the MCG became a makeshift memorial to him after his death Australian teammates Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Matthew Hayden, Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee, Darren Lehmann, Glenn McGrath, Tom Moody, Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson, as well as Australian Test captain Pat Cummins and Australian limited-overs captain Aaron Finch remembered Warne.[194] Outside Australia, many former and current cricketers also paid tribute, including England's Kevin Pietersen and Michael Vaughan; India's Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli; New Zealand's Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson; Pakistan's Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis; South Africa's Graeme Smith; and West Indies' Brian Lara.[195][196] Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle also offered a tribute.[197] To commemorate Warne, the Australian women's cricket team wore black armbands in their first 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup game against England.[198] A similar tribute was held by the Australian men's cricket team on the second day of the first Test against Pakistan, with both teams observing a minute of silence before the day's play.[199] Celebrities, including Warne's close friend Chris Martin of Coldplay, Russell Crowe, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Ed Sheeran and Magda Szubanski, also paid their respects.[200][201][202][203][204] Warne's former fiancée Elizabeth Hurley said: "I feel like the sun has gone behind a cloud forever. RIP my beloved lionheart."[205] Fans ornamented the statue of Warne at MCG with flowers, beer, baked beans, meat pies and cigarettes.[206][207] State memorial service Main article: Shane Warne state memorial service Warne's state memorial service was held on the evening of 30 March 2022 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The service, which was free to attend and ran for around 140 minutes, was attended by about 55,000 people, broadcast on multiple channels and streamed online.[208] The service was ultimately watched by more than 1.5 million Australians.[209] The memorial was opened by Greta Bradman, Donald Bradman's granddaughter, who performed the national anthem "Advance Australia Fair"; the service included eulogies from Warne's children, his father, his brother Jason, and other family members and friends. During his eulogy, Warne's father said, "Shane said of himself, 'I smoked, I drank, and I played a little cricket'".[210][211] It was earlier decided the Great Southern Stand at MCG was to be renamed in Warne's honour. To conclude the memorial, Warne's children unveiled the Shane Warne Stand sign with a recording of Frank Sinatra singing "My Way" playing in the background as the crowd rose and cheered.[212][213] Awards and recognition Statue of Warne at Melbourne Cricket Ground In 2000, a panel of cricket experts chose Warne as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected and the only one who was still playing at the time. The same publication named Warne in an all-time Test World XI[214] and he was the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 1997 and 2004.[215][216] In 2004, Warne was included as part of Richie Benaud's Greatest XI, a team chosen by Richie Benaud that compares players across all teams and eras using statistics and personal testimonials. Warne was chosen as the best spin bowler of all time by both Benaud and the Australian public, with 85% of respondents in agreement.[217] In 2007, Cricket Australia and Sri Lanka Cricket decided to name the Australia–Sri Lanka Test cricket series the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy in honour of Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan.[218] Also in 2007, Cricket Australia named Warne in their greatest ODI XI of all time.[219] In 2009, Warne was awarded honorary life membership of Marylebone Cricket Club.[220] On 22 December 2011, a statue honouring Warne was unveiled outside MCG. The bronze statue was sculpted by Louis Laumen and depicts Warne during his bowling action and has an inscription highlighting his cricketing career. Warne, who was present at the sculpture's unveiling, stated: "It's a great honour, it's a bit weird seeing yourself up there but I'm very proud."[221][222][223] In 2012, a grandstand at the Rose Bowl, where Warne played county cricket for Hampshire, was named the Shane Warne Stand.[224] In 2012, he was also inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame by Cricket Australia.[225] In 2013, Warne was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[226] In a fan poll conducted by the Cricketers' Almanack in 2017, Warne was named in Australia's best Ashes XI of the previous 40 years.[227] In June 2022, on the Queen's Birthday Honours list, Warne was posthumously appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to cricket and philanthropic contributions.[228][229] In po[CENSORED]r culture In September 2022 it was reported that Australia's Nine Network had begun work on Warnie, a two-part biopic about Warne's life, within weeks of his death, describing the film as a fitting tribute. But friends and family of Warne described the project as insensitive and urged the broadcaster to scrap the film, feeling it was too soon after his death to make a film.[230] link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Warne