Cricket Australia renames Test Player of the Year award in honour of Shane Warne

Daily Current Affairs / Cricket Australia renames Test Player of the Year award in honour of Shane Warne

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Category : Sports Published on: January 02 2023

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Australia's men's Test Player of the Year award has been renamed to honour legendary spinner Shane Warne.
The Shane Warne Men's Test Player of the Year award will be presented annually at the Australian Cricket Awards.
This is the second cricket award after the prestigious Allan Border Medal which is given to the most outstanding player - male or female - across all the formats.
Warne, who claimed 1001 international wickets across Test and ODI formats, died at 52 in Match in Thailand.
Warne himself won the award once in 2006 for his record 40 wickets in 2005.
The winners of this Australian Cricket Awards will be announced on 30 January 2023.