Shane Warne, who said goodbye to the world, has these many big records

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Mar 05 2022 08:57 AM
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Shane Warne, who said goodbye to the world, has these many big records

Australia's legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne has passed away. The wizard of spin was only 52 years old. According to the report, Shane Warne was in Thailand and he has suddenly died in a suspicious state there. So let's take a look at his best records. Australian legend Shane Warne, who is considered to be the greatest leg-spinner in the history of cricket, has many big records to his name, but these 5 of those records are always remembered by the fans.

Special in the news: Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne was said to be the only leg-spinner to take more than 700 wickets in Test cricket. In his nearly 16-year-long international career, Warne was among the highest wicket-takers. Hardly anyone else would be able to turn the ball in the way that spin wizard Warne used to rotate. So Warne was given the status of one of the 5 greatest cricketers of the 20th century in the year 2000.

Warne's cricket career: Warne made his international debut in the Sydney Test (1992) against India, in which he could take 1 wicket for 150 runs. However, as his career progressed. He troubled the batsmen. In a career spanning over 16 years, Warne has taken a record 1,001 wickets in 339 international matches at a 25.51 average.

First cricketer to take 700 Test wickets: Shane Warne took 708 wickets in his career of 145 Tests and was the second most successful bowler after only Sri Lankan legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets). He also managed to take 293 wickets in 194 ODIs. He was the Man of the Match of the 1999 World Cup final and helped the team win the title.

Warne won the IPL trophy in 2008: When the IPL started, no one would have thought that one day this T20 tournament is going to be one of the most popular leagues in the world. The first edition of the league was held in the year 2008. The final of the opening edition of the IPL was played between the strong Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals where Shane Warne's Royals team took the lead.

Created special record in the Ashes series: In the 2005 Ashes series, Warne managed to create history by taking a record 40 wickets in 5 Tests at 19.92. This is the third-highest tally by a spinner (Jim Laker – 46, after Clarrie Grimmett – 44) in five-match Test series and the 8th highest overall.