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The Tiger King
Number 05 Shane Warne
Highest Ranking 1
Total Points 869
Number of Votes Received 53/57
Rank in 1st Edition 4
What they said of him
"In cricketing terms he is the ultimate legend. He's probably the best bowler there has ever been on this planet." (Paul Collingwood, former England batsman)
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"For me, he was the reason you played cricket. To be in a Test against him, you knew you were in a battle with Warne, verbally, physically, mentally and technically. (Nasser Hussain, former England captain)
I think there'll sooner be another Bradman than another Warne. - (Gidgeon Haigh on Shane Warne)
Shane Warne
His story was part fairytale, part pantomime, part hospital drama, part adult's-only romp, part glittering awards ceremony. He took a Test hat-trick, won many Man-of-the-Match prizes, and was the subject of seven books. His ball that gazoodled Mike Gatting in 1993, bouncing outside leg stump and cuffing off, is unanimously esteemed the most famous in history. 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. Although never quite getting the handle on India he did destroy the other sub-continental sides famed for playing spin i.e. Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He retired from test cricket in 2006-07 after a successful Ashes series and it would be safe to say that cricket will not see the likes of such a character any time in the near future. Shane Warne took the art of leg spin bowling to another level, arguably the most exciting bowler to watch in the history of the game. No bowler in the game's history can so much have mastered the dark psychological art that all great spin bowlers have. Warne teased, and talked. He got under the skin. He took the mickey and insulted, the coat cut according to the cloth. The genius from Australia walks in to CW’s top 50 cricketers of all time to take his place at number 5.
Highest Ranking 1
Total Points 869
Number of Votes Received 53/57
Rank in 1st Edition 4
What they said of him
"In cricketing terms he is the ultimate legend. He's probably the best bowler there has ever been on this planet." (Paul Collingwood, former England batsman)
'
"For me, he was the reason you played cricket. To be in a Test against him, you knew you were in a battle with Warne, verbally, physically, mentally and technically. (Nasser Hussain, former England captain)
I think there'll sooner be another Bradman than another Warne. - (Gidgeon Haigh on Shane Warne)
Shane Warne
His story was part fairytale, part pantomime, part hospital drama, part adult's-only romp, part glittering awards ceremony. He took a Test hat-trick, won many Man-of-the-Match prizes, and was the subject of seven books. His ball that gazoodled Mike Gatting in 1993, bouncing outside leg stump and cuffing off, is unanimously esteemed the most famous in history. 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. Although never quite getting the handle on India he did destroy the other sub-continental sides famed for playing spin i.e. Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He retired from test cricket in 2006-07 after a successful Ashes series and it would be safe to say that cricket will not see the likes of such a character any time in the near future. Shane Warne took the art of leg spin bowling to another level, arguably the most exciting bowler to watch in the history of the game. No bowler in the game's history can so much have mastered the dark psychological art that all great spin bowlers have. Warne teased, and talked. He got under the skin. He took the mickey and insulted, the coat cut according to the cloth. The genius from Australia walks in to CW’s top 50 cricketers of all time to take his place at number 5.
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). Of all the players who have retired he's the one i miss most 
Take from Boycott's comments on cricinfo 'My XI' feature.
