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Shane Warne

Full name: Shane Keith Warne

Born: 13th September 1969, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Leg-break and googly

Teams: Australia (Test: 1991/92-2006/07); Australia (ODI: 1992/93-2002/03); ICC World XI (ODI: 2004/05); Victoria (Main FC: 1990/91-2006/07); Hampshire (Main FC: 2000-2007); Victoria (Main ListA: 1992/93-2005/06); Hampshire (Main ListA: 2000-2007); Hampshire (Main Twenty20: 2004-2005); All teams

Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1994

South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 1994

Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1996

Hampshire cap: 2000

Wisden Cricketer of the Century: 2000

Hampshire Captain: 2004 - 2007

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Articles: Buchanan to blame for 2005 Ashes loss: Martyn

We can stand up to sledging: Collingwood

England can’t win without KP: Warne

Pakistan still not safe: Warne

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Pictures: Shane Warne stars in Rajasthan Royals thrilling win over Mumbai Indians

Shane Warne & Rajisthan Royals team co-owner Shilpa Shetty wave to public

Shane Warne leads in Rajasthan Royals thrilling win over Deccan Chargers

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Shane Warne in 2000 was rated among the five greatest cricketers of the 20th century. He took a Test hat-trick, won the Man-of-the-Match prize in a World Cup final and was the subject of seven books. He was the first cricketer to reach 700 Test wickets. He swatted more runs than any other Test player without making a hundred, and was probably the wiliest captain Australia never had. His ball that stunned Mike Gatting in 1993, bouncing outside leg stump and hitting off, is unanimously esteemed the most famous in history. He revived leg-spin, thought to be extinct, and is now pre-eminent in a game so transformed that we sometimes wonder where the next champion fast bowlers will come from. For all that, Warne's greatest feats are perhaps those of the last couple of years of his career. Returning in 2004 from a 12-month hiatus for swallowing forbidden diuretics, he swept aside 26 Sri Lankan batsmen in three Tests, and the following year scalped a world record 96 victims - a stunning 24 more than in his show-stopping 1993 - and still missed out on the Allan Border Medal. Forty of those were Englishmen in what sometimes appeared to be a lone stand in a thrilling Ashes series. At the end he was helped by his stockpile of straight balls: a zooter, slider, toppie and back-spinner, one that drifted in, one that sloped out, and another that didn't budge. Yet he seldom got his wrong 'un right and rarely landed his flipper. More than ever he relied on his two oldest friends: deadly accuracy and an exquisite leg-break, except that he controlled the degree of spin - and mixed it - at will. Like the great classical painters, he stumbled upon the art of simplicity. His bowling was never simpler, nor more effective, nor lovelier to look at. Warne is more famous than he is loved. He quit international cricket after regaining the Ashes 2006-07. He was appointed as the captain/coach of IPL 2008 of Rajasthan Royals where he displayed his astute leadership qualities in leading a bunch of no-hopers to the championship tag.
Profile DateLine: 17th April 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	145	199	17	3154	99	17.32	0	12	57.68	125

Test Career Bowling (1991/92-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Australia	40704	1761	17995	708	8-71	25.41	37	10	57.49	2.65

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1990/91-2007)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	301	404	48	6919	107*	19.43	2	26	264

First-Class Career Bowling (1990/91-2007)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	74829	3029	34449	1319	8-71	26.11	69	12	56.73	2.76

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2004/05)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	193	106	28	1016	55	13.02	0	1	72.00	80
ICC World XI	1	1	1	2	2*		0	0	100.00	0
Overall	194	107	29	1018	55	13.05	0	1	72.04	80

One-Day International Career Bowling (1992/93-2004/05)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Australia	10600	110	7514	291	5-33	25.82	12	1	36.42	4.25
ICC World XI	42	0	27	2	2-27	13.50	0	0	21.00	3.85
Overall	10642	110	7541	293	5-33	25.73	12	1	36.32	4.25

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2007)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	311	200	41	1879	55	11.81	0	1	71.99	126

One-Day Career Bowling (1991/92-2007)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	16419	176	11642	473	6-42	24.61	20	3	34.71	4.25

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	30	20	5	190	34*	12.66	0	0	100.52	12

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	660	1	820	34	3-19	24.11	0	0	19.41	7.45

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1990)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Australia Young Cricketers	3	4	1	27	18*	9.00	0	0	2

Youth Test Career Bowling (1990)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Australia Young Cricketers	329	14	175	6	3-28	29.16	0	0	54.83	3.19