Greatest Bowlers: Shane Warne

By Cricketing World

In the years before Shane Warne, the art of spin bowling was attributed to the Asian Test Playing countries. The famous spinners like Bishan Singh Bedi, Chandrasekhar, Prasana, Abdul Qadir, and the others from India and Pakistan kept the batsman mesmerized with their spinning balls.

The Australians were famous for their pace bowling and aggressive batting style. In the past few years everything changed highly dramatically when Shane Warne made his debut on the international scene. The Australian cricket remains incomplete without the great bowlers they have produced from time to time. Shane Warne is one such magical spinner who broke all the world records with his fast turning bowls and the resulting wickets.

Being the highest wicket taking bowler in Australian history, Shane Warne has in fact brought the art of spin bowling to Australia to inspire hundreds of aspiring bowlers Down Under.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Mar 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301584154

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Greatest Bowlers: Shane Warne

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Preface

In the years before Shane Warne, the art of spin bowling was attributed to the Asian Test Playing countries. The famous spinners like Bishan Singh Bedi, Chandrasekhar, Prasana, Abdul Qadir, and the others from India and Pakistan kept the batsman mesmerized with their spinning balls.

The Australians were famous for their pace bowling and aggressive batting style. In the past few years everything changed highly dramatically when Shane Warne made his debut on the international scene. The Australian cricket remains incomplete without the great bowlers they have produced from time to time. Shane Warne is one such magical spinner who broke all the world records with his fast turning bowls and the resulting wickets.

Being the highest wicket taking bowler in Australian history, Shane Warne has in fact brought the art of spin bowling to Australia to inspire hundreds of aspiring bowlers Down Under.

He is equally famous for his off field activities. His personal life has always attracted the international media, and various scandals, mostly his free sex life, crop up from time to time.

This short treatise will acquaint you with various aspects of this great cricketer’s life.

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Chapter One: Introduction

Shane Keith Warne, commonly called ‘Warnie’ by his teammates, was born on 13th of September in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia.

His parents Keith and Bridgette had grown up in Black Rock. It is said that Shane Warne has magical fingers because he is able to spin the cricket ball even on flat surface. He is a former Australian International cricketer.

There is no doubt that except for Muralidharan of Sri Lanka no other International bowler stands near him when it comes to the art