professed their admiration for Warne.[227]

The Sri Lankan men's cricket team and the Indian men's cricket team wore black armbands to
commemorate Warne on the second day of the first Test, India vs. Sri Lanka, and both teams
observed a minute of silence before the day's play. The Australian women's cricket team wore
black armbands as well to commemorate Warne in their first 2022 Women's Cricket World
Cup game against England. Australia's Alana King, also a leg-spin bowler, said that Warne was
"an idol & the biggest inspiration to me" on Twitter before Australia's World Cup match.[228] A
similar tribute was held by the Australian men's cricket team on the second day of the first Test
vs. Pakistan, and both teams observed a minute of silence before the day's play,[229] as did
the Bangladeshi men's cricket team and the Afghan men's cricket team in the 2nd T20I of
Afghanistan's tour of Bangladesh. St Kilda's AFL and AFLW sides did likewise during their
respective matches against Essendon and Geelong. The England cricket team and West Indies
team also held a minute's silence.[230][231][232]
One of Warne's former teams, the Rajasthan Royals, made a statement on Twitter that included
the final line: "Warnie, you will forever be our captain, leader, Royal. Rest in Peace,
legend."[233] Warne had led the underdog team to an IPL title in the inaugural edition of the Indian
Premier League back in 2008, winning with the final delivery of the game.[234] Warne made his
elite cricket debut for the St Kilda Cricket Club, so for the game against Dandenong immediately
following his death, all players and umpires held a minute's silence before the game.[235]