Shane Warne’s daughter makes sad revelation about Aussie cricket icon’s final moments

Shane Warne’s daughter Summer has opened up on her one big regret about her famous father, in a heartbreaking revelation.

Ben Talintyre

2 min read

June 24, 2025 - 4:59PM

Summer Warne, the 23-year-old daughter of late cricket great Shane Warne, has made a heartbreaking confession about her father’s death.

The king of spin tragically died of a heart attack aged 52 on March 4, 2022, while staying at a luxury villa in Koh Samui, Thailand.

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And in a moving post uploaded to TikTok on Sunday, Summer revealed she “hates that she wasn’t with her dad” in the final moments of his life.

Participating in a recent Tik Tok trend, Summer included a photo of her, one of her dad holding a family pet and a photo taken at the cricket star’s gravesite to the sound by Emile Mosseri called Jacob and the Stone.

And in the video she heartbreakingly revealed that despite the fact her father has been gone for more than three years, every time she sees a Mercedes-Benz G-wagon she hopes and prays he is in it.

Summer Warne says she regrets not being with her dad at the end. Image: Instagram

“Hello, I’m her dad, Shane,” the tribute to Warne began in the cricket great’s ‘voice’.

“I passed away three years ago. She hates that she wasn’t with me in my final moments.

“Every time she a sees a G Wagon she hopes it’s me.”

“She feels like our time together was robbed. Every time something exciting happens, she wants to tell me all about it.

“I’m there SJ,’ Summer wrote sadly as her father, just not physically.”

Summer Warne takes part in TikTok trend. Image: TikTok

The devastating social media post quickly garnered an immense outpouring of love from her followers.

One person said: “It shows he wasn’t just the best spinner in the history of cricket, he was an amazing father and a brilliant man”.

While another commented: “I’m so sorry that he isn’t here physically anymore you could see he loved you kids more than anything : (sending my love and prayers.”

A third added: “Oh honey, I’m so sorry that he isn’t here physically anymore you could see he loved you kids more than anything. Sending my love and prayers.”

Shane shared his three children with his ex-wife Simone Callahan: Summer, Jackson, 25, and Brooke, 27.

He is considered one of the greatest cricketers to ever play the game claiming a whopping 708 Test wickets at 25.41 in 145 matches between 1992 and 2007.