50,000 people were in attendance to pay their respects to Australian cricket legend Shane Warne
Sir Elton performed his classic song ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ and dedicated it to Warne’s children Brooke, Summer and Jackson.
Hussain said: “Shane, it was an absolute privilege to be with you on a cricket pitch. On behalf of everyone back in England, our Sky team, we love you and we miss you.”“I think we who were lucky enough really appreciate it because it made us better captains and better leaders.”GettyWarne also counted British musicians Chris Martin, Robbie Williams and Ed Sheeran among his many famous friends – and all three appeared via video link to perform at the memorial service.
India legend Sachin Tendulkar, former Australia team-mate Glenn McGrath and ex-England star Lord Ian Botham then paid their respects to Warne. Summer spoke first and said: “It has been exactly 26 days since you went to heaven and I miss you more than anything in the whole world.
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