Shane Warne Wealth: Late Australian cricketer Shane Warne’s will has been published. He died of a heart attack at the age of 52 in Thailand last March. His $20.7 million fortune has been handed down to his children.
The Australian cricket legend left 31 per cent of his estate each to his three children, Jackson, Brooke and Summer, according to documents released by the Supreme Court in Victoria.
The remainder is divided between his brother Jason, two percent of his estate, and his daughter-in-law Tyla and son-in-law Sebastian, two and a half percent.
Warne’s vehicles – a Yamaha motorbike, a BMW and a Mercedes – have been given to Jackson. Their value alone is estimated at 3 lakh 75 dollars.
Celebrity star and his wife Simone Callahan and his ex-wife Liz Hurley were not awarded anything in his estate.
His $20.7 million fortune includes his home in Victoria worth $6.5 million and $5 million in his Australian bank account. He had $5 lakh in another bank account and nearly $3 million in stocks.
Among his other assets, the most attention-grabbing property is a $2 million Sky Jet.
Shane Warne also has a debt worth 2 lakh 95 thousand dollars to be paid to various financial institutions including banks.
Shane Warne’s death shocked the world when he died of a heart attack in Thailand last March at the age of 52.
Taking 708 Test wickets at an average of 25.41 in 145 matches between 1992 and 2007, he is considered one of the greatest cricketers in history. No Australian has taken more international wickets than Shane Warne.
Warne was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2013. That is, Shane Warne was named as one of the five cricketers of the century along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Sir Vivian Richards.
The quintessential Australian leg-spinner was a key player in Australia’s World Cup winning streak in 1999. He has also been the main reason behind Australia winning six Aussie series.
After his retirement, Warne worked as a commentator and broadcaster for Channel 9 and Fox Cricket. But till today he is the biggest role model for Australian players.