Australian spin legend Shane Warne says the success that came with his 'ball of the century' in 1993 split him into two people and his habit of living in the moment without thinking about consequences often landed him in trouble which embarrassed his family. Success and controversies chased Warne in equal measure in his career. He was banned for 12 months in 2003 for doping and missed the World Cup but went on to become one of the greatest leg-spinners the game has ever produced.
'They are consistently finding ways to win, whether from a good, middling or bad position in games. When you have that winning mentality, it becomes very difficult to break.'
His legendary wiles and guiles notwithstanding, Australian spin great Shane Warne could not advance beyond the third round of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. Warne would have been richer by US $10 million had he reached the final of the event scheduled on Wednesday.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne named the best batsmen he bowled to from each of the nine Test playing nations he faced during his career. As part of his commentary duties during the current Test series between England and Pakistan, Warne was asked to name the best batsmen he bowled to during his decorated 15-year career. Warne, on the expected lines, named Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara from India and West Indies respectively.
Panesar believes Lyon is a better bowler than Ashwin because of the dominance he has imposed in Australia, where spinners struggle to find assistance from the pitch.
It was 'couple reunion time' as Liz Hurley recently went to meet her ex-fiance Shane Warne play in the Cricket All-Star Series in Los Angeles.
Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham believes Shane Warne is the greatest player to have set foot on a cricket field.
The 3rd Test match in Kingston, Jamaica, will mark Australia's first day-night Test away from home and if they opt for a pace-heavy attack, Scott Boland could come into the side.
The Rajasthan Royals captain is playing his final professional match, against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne's charitable foundation is under the scanner of a consumer watchdog in Melbourne but the flamboyant former cricketer has insisted that the furore is a "malicious campaign" and he has "absolutely nothing to hide".
The world cricket committee was formed in 2006 and has made recommendations that have resulted in changes such as the introduction of day-night Test cricket, and the adoption of the decision review system (DRS) in the international game.
Surpassed Zaheer Khan to become India's highest wicket-taker in ICC ODI tournaments with 60 scalps, including 55 in World Cups.
Warne's first ball of the 1993-94 Ashes series has been written into the history books as the 'Ball of the Century'.
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar tops the list of the world's 100 best Test cricketers named by legendary spinner Shane Warne in his book Shane Warne's century', which also features as many as 10 other Indians. Warne's list from among cricketers whom he had played with or against also includes Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri.
Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and spinner Nathan Lyon made history on Friday as they became the first bowling quartet in Test history to take 500 Test wickets while playing together.
The Australian leg-spinner was accused of sledging Sussex batsman Matt Prior during a county game last week.
As per the Sydney Morning Herald, 70 people in Australia have died due to the coronavirus.
Shane Warne said that the prized Australian Test cap evokes 'verbal diarrhoea' among its admirers and he can never be one of them.
Australia's spin legend Shane Warne on Monday said mental health is a very issue and encouraged people to come out and speak up.
Faced with legal action for his derogatory comments against the RCA, former Australian cricketer Dean Jones defended his statement, saying that he never used any word that was deemed to be defamatory.
A private funeral service was held for Warne's closest friends and family in Melbourne last week but all were invited to Wednesday's televised memorial where his father Keith mourned the loss of "a loving and caring son" and his former team mates remembered a fierce and mischievous competitor.
Comparing the captaincy styles of Australian great Shane Warne and Indian legend Rahul Dravid, young batsman Ajinkya Rahane said that while the former used to spring surprises, the latter keeps everything simple, but both were good leaders.
Video clips from around the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Shane Warne returned to Rajasthan Royals as team mentor, 10 years after he famously led the side to the Indian Premier League title in the inaugural edition.
The former Aus leg-spinner then went on to place a bet with Ganguly, asking him to buy him dinner and wear the Australian jersey if the Aussies would win the June 10 ICC Champions Trophy match against England and he in turn would wear the England jersey if the Poms won.
James Anderson will retire from Test cricket after the first match of the series against West Indies at Lord's this year.
Australian sports figures and several international tennis players who arrived in the country for tournaments ahead of the Australian Open have raised funds in support of relief and recovery efforts for victims.
On a day of tributes to a man who took 708 wickets in 145 Tests, players of both teams lined side by side and the capacity crowd at the venue stood up as one before breaking into a 23-second applause.
Cricket legend Shane Warne's distillery has started manufacturing hand sanitiser instead of gin to make up for the shortage of the alcohol-based solution and "save lives" from the clutches of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australia spin legend Shane Warne was named as the brand ambassador of Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming 12th editon of the Indian Premier League.
Spin king Shane Warne did not tongue-kiss a 16-year-old girl or ask to see her breasts during a Surfers Paradise encounter last year, according to a statement he made to police.
Australia spin great Shane Warne picked former India captain Sourav Ganguly as the skipper of his greatest Indian XI. However, the most notable omission in his team was that of former India batting great VVS Laxman, who enjoyed an impeccable record against Australia.
'This modern-day recovery, matchups, data, sports science, I'm not sure. I would've said just let me be.'
Shane Warne was in London to promote his book, Shane Warne's Century, but couldn't resist taking a dig at traditional rivals England, claiming they will go down 0-5 in the Ashes series next summer.
Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne visited the New York Stock Exchange to highlight the inaugural cricket series in New York.
Shane Warne was paid US$ 657,000 and given an ownership of 0.75 percent for every year he played in IPL after coming out of retirement in 2008.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid will look to take forward the legacy of the inimitable Shane Warne when he returns to the field as Rajasthan Royals captain who will take on Kings XI Punjab in their lung opener of the fifth Indian Premier League in Jaipur on Friday.
'Obviously I was pretty nervy the last three holes. I didn't hit very good shots, to be honest, down the 16th, 17th and 18th. He was definitely helping out.'
Shane Warne recently took to Twitter to address claims that he had a "sexy hotel romp" with a 42-year-old single mother.
The team, owned by Emerging Media, has been christened as 'Rajasthan Royals'.
