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Former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel spoke highly of spinner Ravichandran Ashwin after his brilliant performance in the India's win over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Mohali. Ashwin, who went past Kapil Dev's tally of 434 Test wickets, received high praise from his former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teammate Parthiv. Parthiv explained how Ashwin now is in the "elite" list that features the likes of Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and Harbhajan Singh. "Ashwin joined the elite list that has names like Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and Harbhajan Singh. These are legends of Indian cricket and a lot of people got inspired after watching them play. We talk about batters like Tendulkar and Gavaskar but many people copied the action of Kapil, Harbhajan and Kumble. Many took up the sport because of them. Ashwin joining them is a testimony to his hard work. It took him 11 years to reach the milestone. It takes time and you got to work hard for that time. We have seen Ashwin try different things as well. He has a deep understanding of the game and he takes his time to study it," Parthiv told media.

An autopsy report on Monday confirmed that Australia's legendary cricketer Shane Warne had died from natural causes.

A report in mirror.co.uk quoting Thai police said that the spinner's family "have been informed" and that they "accept the finding".

The 52-year-old cricketer had died on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand after suffering a suspected heart attack on Friday. A Warne associate had tried to resuscitate the former cricketer for almost 20 minutes before the ambulance arrived but he was declared dead on arrival in hospital.

The ex-cricketer's body will now be handed over to the Australian consular officials for return to his country where he will be given a state funeral.

The untimely demise of Australian spin legend Shane Warne has surely sent shockwaves around the cricketing fraternity. Social media has been flooding with fans expressing their grief and paid tributes to one of the most celebrated cricketers of his time.
Warne, as per reports, who was in Thailand for a holiday with a couple of his friends, was found 'unresponsive' in his villa. Despite his friends' best efforts, the legendary cricketer couldn't be revived. 

The former cricketer is said to have suffered a heart attack. And while it is well-versed that Warne consumed a lot of alcohol, according to the latest statement from his management team, the spinner had not been drinking, instead, he was on a diet to lose weight. 

Australian cricket legend and the greatest leg-spinner of all-time, Shane Warne, has died, aged 52. Warne’s management released a brief statement stating that passed away in Thailand of a suspected heart attack. “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” the statement reads.” The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course.

An iconic name in international cricket, Warne, since making his debut in 1992, played 145 Tests for Australia, picking up 708 wickets. In his 194 ODI appearances, Warne took 293 scalps.

Chennai Super Kings have suffered a big blow already as their premier pacer, whom they bought a big amount of Rs 14 crore. 

Chahar had sustained a right quadriceps injury while turning out for India in the final T20I against West Indies at Kolkata and was ruled out of the subsequent T20I series against Sri Lanka. The bowling all-rounder has been at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further management and recovery from the injury.

The injury will take several weeks to heal, says a report. That means Chahar will miss majority of the IPL and maybe the whole of it. 

CSK are waiting for a final word from NCA after which they will start looking for his replacements.