The service will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Wednesday, March 30.
“Victorians will be able to pay tribute to Shane and his contribution to our state, and his sport, at a memorial service at the MCG on the evening of March 30th. Info and tickets will be available soon,” he said.
The event is anticipated to be huge, given Warne’s popularity and the MCG’s stands capable of holding more than 100,000 people. Potential numbers could be even greater should allowances be made for people on the field.
There will be no limits imposed on crowd numbers with the particulars still being finalised Andrews said.
Born in the Melbourne suburb of Upper Ferntree Gully in 1969, Warne made his international test cricket debut in 1990 against India in Sydney, Australia.
He is widely regarded as the greatest leg spin bowler in the history of the sport. Warne also held the record for most wickets taken in Test Cricket, racking up a total of 708, which stood until 2007.
The sporting legend retired from international cricket in 2007 and entirely from the sport in 2008. He later went on to become a commentator of the game.
His body is being escorted by Thai police from southern Thailand to Bangkok and is expected to be flown home to his family in Melbourne via a charter flight this week. A private funeral service is expected to take place next week.