Former Australian international cricketer Shane Warne has died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand, aged 52.
"Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived," a statement from Warne's management said.
"The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course."
Royal Thai Police have told the ABC Warne was holidaying with four people in a luxury villa on Koh Samui.
Warne’s body has been sent to Koh Samui Hospital, where an autopsy will be carried out.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials will arrive in Koh Samui today to help return Warne's body to Australia.
In a statement, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said officials had spoken to those who were travelling with Warne, adding DFAT was working with Thai authorities to assist with repatriation and provide other assistance on the ground.
His death came less than 24 hours after fellow great Rod Marsh died in hospital, after suffering a heart attack last week.
Premier Daniel Andrews offered a state funeral to Warne's family saying: "Victoria has lost an icon. Australia has lost a legend."
Warne made his Test debut for Australia in 1992, when the team took on India, and played his last Test in 2007, at the end of Australia's 5-0 Ashes victory over England.
A leg-spinner, he set a world record of 708 Test wickets which has only been broken by Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.
He is also the only batsman to have scored more than 3,000 Test runs without a career century and has taken more Ashes wickets than any other Australian.
He retired from international cricket at the same time as Glenn McGrath, Damien Martyn and Justin Langer, leading then-captain Ricky Ponting to declare "the end of an era".
He also played for his home state of Victoria, Hampshire in England, and the Rajasthan Royals as both captain and coach between 2008 and 2011.
In 2011, he joined the Melbourne Stars for the inaugural season of the Big Bash League.
He officially retired from all formats of the game in 2013.
After that, he regularly worked as a commentator and for his Shane Warne Foundation until it closed in 2017.
Known affectionately as "Warnie", the Victorian is regarded as one of the finest cricketers in history.
He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2013.
He was also named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, alongside Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Sir Vivian Richards.
Warne had three children with his former wife Simone Callahan, who he was married to between 1995 and 2005.
Australia 'numbed' after learning of Warne's death
Australia men's Test captain Pat Cummins spoke on behalf of the national side following Warne's death.
Cummins, who is captaining Australia in a Test series against Pakistan, said many members of the current squad idolised Warne when they were children.
"On behalf of the entire playing group and support staff here in Pakistan, I want to express our shock and sadness over Shane's sudden passing. We are all numbed by the news," Cummins said.
"Shane was a once-in-a-century cricketer and his achievements will stand for all time, but apart from the wickets he took and the games he helped Australia win, what he did was draw so many people to the sport.
"So many of us in the playing group grew up idolising him and fell in love with this great sport as a result, while many of our support staff either played with him or against him."
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley said in a statement the cricket legend would be remembered for his love of the game.
"We are in a state of complete shock at his sudden passing and our thoughts are with his family, his many friends and the legion of fans from all over the world who loved and admired Warnie for his unbelievable bowling skills, his humour, warmth and engaging personality," Hockley said.
'Ball of the century' changed cricket
In Warne's first Ashes Test in 1993, he announced himself as a future great with a delivery that went down in history.
At the time, Warne's preferred leg spin was seen by many as antiquated, and he was the only spinner in Australia's attack, working alongside three pace bowlers.
He had played in 11 Tests, taking 31 wickets at an only moderate average of 30.80 and was not called to bowl until the second day of the first Ashes Test against England.
With his first ball, he delivered a leg break to right-handed English batsman Mike Gatting, an experienced player of spin.
Gatting presented a standard defensive block as the ball drifted outside his leg stump but it spun sharply off the pitch, missed the outside edge of his bat and clipped his off stump.
Gatting stared at the pitch for several seconds before walking off the field, as Warne and his team-mates celebrated.
Warne was awarded man of the match after taking three more wickets in the first innings and four more in the second.
Australia went on to win the series 4-1 and Warne was named Australia's man of the series, with 34 wickets at 25.79.
The delivery became known as the "ball of the century" prompted renewed interest in spin bowling, and leg spin in particular.
