Shane Warne dies: The ‘Ball of the Century’ that changed Australia’s legend career forever – WATCH
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With a single twist of his right wrist on an early summer day at Old Trafford in 1993, Shane Warne not only bamboozled England's batsman Mike Gatting with the so-called "Ball of the Century" but also revived the noble art of leg-spin.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne died at the age of 52 from a suspected heart attack on Friday and the cricket fraternity across the globe was left shell shocked by Warne’s sudden demise.
Notably, Warne was not only one of the greatest cricketers ever to play the game but he can also probably be credited with saving the art of spin bowling in a sport that had become dominated by relentless pace.
With a single twist of his right wrist on an early summer day at Old Trafford in 1993, Shane Warne not only bamboozled England's batsman Mike Gatting with the so-called "Ball of the Century" but also revived the noble art of leg-spin. The bleached blond-haired Warne arrived on that tour of England relatively unknown outside Australia and with fairly unspectacular figures from his first 11 test matches.
Icon. Legend. The King. There will never be another like him, and the sports world will be in shock for some timehttps://t.co/X4uqKM3mVv pic.twitter.com/jPqURpKNLp
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) March 4, 2022
