Shane Warne to be honoured during Boxing Day Test
Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said it was important for fans to be able to pay tribute to Warne and recognise the feats he achieved throughout his career
Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said it was important for fans to be able to pay tribute to Warne and recognise the feats he achieved throughout his career
The spinner's recent delivery has seen people comparing it to the magical delivery of the late Australian spin wizard Shane Warne to Mike Gatting on the second day of the first Test of the 1993 Ashes series, at Old Trafford on June 4, 1993.
On the opening day of the first Test between the Ben Stokes-led England and the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand, the cricketers from both sides stood in attention for 23 seconds in the 23rd over, even as thousands of spectators at Lord's too clapped for the legendary cricketer.
Cut to 2022, and 14 years later Samson has recollections of the magical day when the Warne-led Royals won by three wickets against the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings.
Dravid had been team-mates with Warne when the duo turned out for the Rajasthan Royals in 2011 IPL after facing off against each other while playing international cricket for India and Australia respectively.
Broad became the second-youngest to conquer Mt. 500 as Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan reached the milestone at the age of 31.
Broad becomes the second Englishman to achieve this feat James Anderson, who had achieved the feat against West Indies in 2017 at the Lord's.
Stuart Broad said that Peter Moores asked him to take a leaf out of Shane Warne's batting technique that the latter used during the dramatic 2005 Ashes.
In terms of Test wicket, Anil Kumble with 619 scalps is just behind Warne (708) and Muralitharan (800) in the international list of highest wicket-taker.
Brett Lee also revealed how easily Shane Warne could approach the members of the opposite sex, something which he first witnessed in 1996.
