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Cricket legend Shane Warne has switched from producing gin to making hand sanitisers.

The legendary leggie has a gin company called SevenZeroEight — named after his total of Test wickets — but has decided to switch. They will produce medical grade, 70 per cent alcohol hand rubs until further notice, The Sun reported.

Founders of Warne’s company include two prominent surgeons from Western Australia.

An agreement is already in place to provide sanitiser to two hospitals in the state.

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“This is a challenging time for Australians and we all need to do what we can to help our healthcare system combat this disease and save lives,” Warne said.

“I am happy SevenZeroEight has the ability to make this shift and encourage others to do the same.”

So proud of all the team @708gin as this is awesome ! I’m so glad we could do this and help everyone ! Choose helping followers. Love you all ❤️ pic.twitter.com/xuNJoR1Pam — Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 19, 2020

10 Daily reporter Johs Butler tweeted: “Shane Warne pivots gin company to produce coronavirus hand sanitiser is not the story I expected today”.

ABC reporter Nadia Daly tweeted: “Could not make this up. What incredible times we live in”.

Warne’s company is also offering free shipping of their gin — which last year won the gold medal at the Australian Gin Awards — to encourage customers to buy online and stay out of shops.

Earlier this year, Warne auctioned his Baggy Green cap to raise funds for the Australian bush fires.

The cap was bought for $1,007,500 with the mystery bidder later revealed to be chief executive of the Commonwealth Bank Matt Comyn.

Another cricket legend, Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, has likened beating the coronavirus crisis to a Test match.

Tendulkar wrote in a column in the Times of India newspaper: “While the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, this is probably the time for us to draw lessons from the grand old format of the game.

“Test cricket rewards you for respecting what you don’t understand. It makes you value the virtue of patience.

“When you don’t understand the pitch conditions or the bowler, defence becomes the best form of attack. Patience is what we require now.

“We shall take this battle session by session and eventually emerge victorious.”

This article was originally published in The Sun and republished with permission