Shane Warne to be knighted posthumously?

A petition for Shane Warne to be knighted posthumously for his exploits on the cricket field is gaining momentumThe legendary cricketer died recently aged 52 following a suspected heartattack while he was vacationing on an island in Thailand Following the cricket greats demise there have been calls for the constitution to be amended so that he can get the highest honourA report in the dailymailcouk said on Sunday that while the campaign to knight Warne had started three years ago it had regained momentum after Warnes deathThe report said that Warne was the only one of Wisdens five greatest cricketers of the 20th century not to be knighted As per the constitution a knighthood can only be awarded to the livingIn fact the Australian great had poked fun at the fact he was the only person who was not a knight who had been named in Wisdens Five Cricketers Of The Century the report addedSir Donald Bradman sir Garfield Sobers sir Jack Hobbs sir Vivian Richards were the other four cricketers included on the listIm not quite sure what the future holds but I do note that the other four men who were chosen in Wisdens Five Cricketers Of The Century are all Sirs Warne had written in a column for The Daily Telegraph Perhaps my knighthood has been lost in the postThe petition argues that there are no excuses for denying Warne the honourMr Warnes credentials for this honour speak for themselves 708 Test wickets 1319 firstclass wickets Hundreds of one day wickets says the petitionAshes trophies World Cups beating the mighty West Indies in the West Indies the getting out on 99 the flipper the champagne on the balcony the bunnies the baked beans the lifestyle the romances the life the man the legend And thats just his cricket Hes also a philanthropist a journalist easily the best commentator an entertainer a larrikin and an allaround Australian hero the petition says according to the reportThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever