Australian cricket legend Shane Warne, the first man to take 700 wickets in test matches, has died
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne, the first man to take 700 wickets in test matches, has died
5 March 2022
The colourful figure revived the leg spinning craft after bursting onto the scene in the early 1990s.
Warne won the 1999 one day international world cup with Australia, and dominated England in 36 Ashes tests, taking 195 wickets.
He was named one of five Wisden Cricketers of the past century along with four knights in Gary Sobers, Viv Richards, Jack Hobbs and Donald Bradman.
Shane Warne was 52.
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