Shane Warne introduced spin as an attacking commodity to this cricketing world: R Ashwin
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin paid a wealthy tribute to Shane Warne, stating that the late Australian legend redefined bowling and introduced spin as an attacking commodity in world cricket. Notably, Warne handed away final week on the age of simply 52 years and the post-mortem performed by Thai police revealed pure causes.
“I see Warne as a flag-bearer for carrying the spin aspect of bowling on the front of the world cricketing map. The top three wicket-takers in the world are spinners Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble,” Ashwin stated on his Youtube channel.
“He was an interesting character. So many Australian legends had so many nice things to say about him. I still can’t accept the fact that life is so fickle. We cannot predict what can happen.”
Warne, considered the best spinner of all time, picked up 708 wickets along with his leg-spin for Australia in 145 Tests. In his 194 ODI appearances, he snared 293 scalps.
“Shane Warne was a colourful character, he redefined bowling, he has taken more than 1000 international wickets, not many can achieve this rare feat.”
Warne had bowled the ‘ball of the century’ deceiving Mike Gatting at Old Trafford with a supply that landed on the leg stump and, because the Englishman tried to defend, turned viciously to clip his off bail.
Ashwin reveals his favorite Warne supply
However, that is not Ashwin’s favorite Warne supply.
“Shane Warne brought spin as an attacking commodity to this cricketing world. Everyone will talk about Warne’s delivery to Mike Gatting, but my favourite is Warne’s delivery to Andrew Strauss in the 2005 Ashes,” Ashwin stated.
“He almost single-handedly fought for Australia in that series. He was a maestro. He was an extraordinary human being and he lived his life to the fullest,” he added.
The seasoned off-spinner, India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, additionally spoke about how a traumatic childhood accident, breaking each legs, helped Warne grasp one of the vital tough crafts within the recreation.
“I was talking to Rahul Dravid who was extremely sad. For a spinner, your shoulder and upper half of the body have to be extremely strong because you have to use many rotations to spin the ball,” Ashwin stated.
“Because for a spinner to master your craft, you should keep bowling in the nets. More so, if you are a leg-spinner. He had strong shoulders and that was his massive advantage,” he said.
Rahul Dravid had shared the dressing room with Warne for three seasons at Rajasthan Royals.
“It appears Rahul Bhai requested him, “How do you have such strong shoulders? What do you do?” It is such an distinctive story. There is a sport known as ‘Aussies Rules Football’.
“It is a sport like rugby. It seems he wanted to play the sport but was not built for it since people who play it are tall and well-built blokes.”
It is a recognized incident that, as a toddler, Warne suffered two damaged legs when one other youngster jumped from a peak and landed on his again.
With each legs swathed in plaster casts, Warne needed to push himself round in a cart, growing extraordinary energy in his higher physique.
“So, they used to bully him and it seems he broke both his legs while playing. He couldn’t walk and was on bed rest. For 3-4 weeks, he walked or rather floated using his bare hands and those made his shoulders strong and there was no looking back.
“That’s what he informed Rahul Bhai. We all face obstacles in life, however look how Warne transformed it as his success system,” Ashwin added.
