Petition To Knight Late Shane Warne Gathers Momentum

London: A petition for Shane Warne to be knighted posthumously for his exploits on the cricket field is gaining momentum.

The legendary cricketer died recently aged 52 following a suspected heart-attack while he was vacationing on an island in Thailand. Following the cricket great's demise, there have been calls for the constitution to be amended so that he can get the highest honour.

A report in the dailymail.co.uk said on Sunday that, while the campaign to knight Warne had started three years ago, "(it had) regained momentum after Warne's death".

The report said that Warne was the only one of Wisden's five greatest cricketers of the 20th century not to be knighted. As per the constitution, a knighthood can only be awarded to the living.

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