March 5, 2022 1
Shane Warne found dead: is the cricket equivalent of Maradona, the bowling equivalent of Bradman, the ultimate magician, and a flawed genius. THE WORLD OF CRICKET LOST NOT ONLY ONE OF ITS GREATEST CRICKETERS; BUT ALSO ONE OF ITS GREATEST CHARACTERS AT 7.30 PM INDIA TIME ON FRIDAY. Shane Warne, an Australian leg-spinner; died of a suspected heart attack in his hotel room on the Thai island of Koh Samui. He was 52 years old, long retire but nevertheless active as a pundit; his knowledge of the game as valuable as his art. At farewells and in obituaries, the phrase “there was no one quite like…” is frequently use as a formality. But in Warne’s situation, the cliche could not be more accurate. Few bowled leg-spin like him, as evidenced by his 708 Test wickets and 293 ODI wickets. To claim that no one bowled like him, in any age, would be an understatement. ...