Shane Warne was an Australian international cricketer regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the sport's history. A leg-spin bowler, he took hundreds of Test wickets for Australia across a career spanning the 1990s and 2000s, and is credited with reviving the art of leg-spin bowling worldwide through his skill and showmanship, most famously with the so-called Ball of the Century that dismissed Mike Gatting in 1993.
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Career HighlightRegarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history and the greatest-ever leg spinner. 1 Classification
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Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969-4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007.
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Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969-4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007.
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Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969-4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007.
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Warne is regarded by many cricket players, statisticians and sporting analysts as not just the greatest ever leg spinner, but one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket.
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Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969-4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007.
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Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969-4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007.
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Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007.
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What was Shane Warne's Ball of the Century?
The 1993 delivery that dismissed Mike Gatting, credited with reviving leg-spin bowling worldwide.
The Ball of the Century was the delivery Warne bowled to dismiss England batsman Mike Gatting in 1993, a leg break that spun sharply past Gatting's bat. It is credited with reviving worldwide interest in leg-spin bowling and became emblematic of a career in which Warne took hundreds of Test wickets for Australia across the 1990s and 2000s.
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