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This afternoon we received the sad news that Shane Warne died on the Thai island of Koh Samui, probably of a heart attack.
The Australian legspinner made a name for himself from the early 90s, especially in Test cricket. In the all-time rankings, he is in second place behind Muralitharan, with the phenomenal number of 708 wickets.
Many will remember Warne as the bowler of the ‘ball of the century' with which he bowled Mike Gatting on June 4, 1993. Warne bowled his first ball in Ashes cricket in England. It landed outside leg, turned sharply and clipped the top of the off stump.
With 293 wickets Warne was also very successful in ODI's and became a much loved commentator after his active career.
Prior to the Ashes series in England, he scared the British when he said that he had been working on a number of new deliveries throughout the Australian summer. Especially the 'flipper' he mastered to perfection. But certainly, on green wickets his googly's and his 'regular' legspinners, which sometimes seemed to turn square, were more than most batsmen could handle.
R.I.P. Warnie
Photo: Sky Sports
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