New Delhi: In a heart-wrenching moment, Australian cricket superstar Glenn Maxwell reportedly broke down in tears repeatedly during a live radio interview as he remembered his former teammate Shane Warne, Daily Mail reported.
'King of Spin' Shane Warne passed away in Thailand on Friday evening due to a suspected heart attack. He was 52. Emergency medical staff and Shane Warne's friends performed CPR on the ex-Aussie spinner but failed to retrieve him, Reuters reported.
The shocking and sudden demise of Warne left Maxwell 'broken' as he found it difficult to hold back his tears while speaking to Triple M on his live radio program. Maxwell and Warne shared a dressing room while playing alongside each other for Big Bash League (BBL) franchise Melbourne Stars.
'Warne actually got me to the Stars... sorry,' Maxwell said between pauses, as he choked back tears, Daily Mail reported.
'We had a really good relationship. Just broken at the moment.'
Maxwell took some time to calm himself before he could continue.
'I was actually lucky enough to play my second ever grade game against Warne when I was about 16 or 17.
'I thought I was fortunate then but to play alongside him at the Stars and, I suppose, post his career become good friends off the field and be a part of his inner sanctum...
'It's a hard morning.'
A tearful Maxwell went on to talk about the legacy his friend Shane Warne left behind.
'He gave his time to pretty much every cricketer that came through, he saw every leg-spinner that was playing international or state cricket and when he was commentating he'd be out there helping them out,' he said.
'That was just the sort of person he was, he just gave his time so generously … he inspired multiple generations of cricketers just wanting to be Shane Warne.
'That's the legacy he's going to leave.'