Ricky Ponting has opened up on how raw the loss of Shane Warne still is and the tragic thing he wishes he could tell his great mate.
Speaking with former England star and Fox Cricket commentator Isa Guha on the ICC Podcast, Ponting said he had to deal with the loss of “two of my closest friends” in Rod Marsh and Warne on Friday and Saturday morning.“I’ve had the television on this morning watching a lot of the tributes to him, but any time I hear his voice, I have to turn it off,” Ponting said as his lip quivered as he fought to keep his emotions in check.
Ponting said what would shine through was “just how loyal and how good a friend he was to everyone he loved. And everyone loved him.” “When Shane was there, every kid at that coaching clinic wanted to bowl leg spin. Everyone wanted to be Shane Warne. That wasn’t only in Australia – there would have been boys and girls in England wanting to be Shane Warne as well, and India and places like that. That’s the impact he had on the game.
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