Shane Warne’s sudden demise sent a shockwave within the cricketing fraternity. Cricketers from every nook and corner shared their grief over the demise of the spin king in India. Ravi Ashwin, the star Indian spinner, who took cricket just because of the late Aussie leg-spinner has also joined the bandwagon.
Shane Warne is one of the best leg-spinners ever played in the history of Indian cricket. The former player was a tough bowler to face on any track across the globe. He took 1001 international wickets playing for Australia. The former spinner took his last breath on 4th March 2022 died of a suspected heart attack on Koh Samui island where he was on a holiday.
Shane Warne was the flag-bearer of spin, says Ravi Ashwin
Talking about the late spinner, Ravi Ashwin said that Warne was the flag-bearer of spin. He added that Shane Warne was an impeccable spinner and one of the greats in the history of international cricket. As per him, Warne was one of his kind and he still cannot believe that Aussie cricketer is no more in the world.
“I see Warne as a flag-bearer for carrying the spin aspect of bowling on the front in the world cricketing map. The top three wicket-takers in the world are spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, and Anil Kumble. He was an interesting character. So many Australian legends had so many nice things to say about him. I still can’t accept the fact that life is so fickle. We cannot predict what can happen,”
The star Indian spinner mentioned that Shane Warne incorporated spin as an attacking commodity in the game. Ashwin also picked the best delivery out of Shane Warne’s cricket career. Ashwin mentioned that delivery bowled against Andrew Strauss back in 2005 Ashes.
“Shane Warne was a colorful character, he redefined bowling, he has taken more than 1000 international wickets, not many can achieve this rare feat. Shane Warne brought spin as an attacking commodity to this cricketing world. Everyone will talk about Warne’s delivery to Mike Gatting, but my favorite is Warne’s delivery to Andrew Strauss in 2005 Ashes. He almost single-handedly fought for Australia in that series. He was a maestro. He was an extraordinary human being and he lived his life to the fullest,” he added.