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.
The 'Little Master' took the attack to the Aussie bowlers and scored boundaries at will against the likes of Warne and Fleming.
Michael Clarke also reflected on times when he shared the dressing room with Shane Warne and talked about an incident when they went for a three-day camp.
Notably, it was Australia's first series loss in the last 18 years of Ashes history. The Australian juggernaut which had started in the 1989 series was finally put on a halt in the year 2005.
In the Instagram chat, he also mentioned who he believes to be the greatest-ever ODI player.
Warne also put his weight behind three-match ODI series and not five. "I think three matches are just fine in 50-over contests. Five is too much."
