The Ashes: Reliving spin wizard Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century' from 1993
Updated On: 15 June, 2023 05:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
With a slight twist of his right wrist on an early summer day at Old Trafford in 1993, Shane Warne bamboozled England batsman Mike Gatting that came to be known as `Ball of the Century`
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Shane Warne (Pic: AFP)
Talk about revival of the noble art of leg spin and you won`t be able to look beyond Shane Warne. With a slight twist of his right wrist on an early summer day at Old Trafford in 1993, Warne bamboozled England batsman Mike Gatting that came to be known as `Ball of the Century`. As the cricketing world gears up for the Ashes series between England and Australia later this month, it is time to revisit Warne`s delivery more than anything else.
It was June 4, 1993, at England`s Old Trafford. The bleached blonde-haired Warne, who had taken just 31 wickets in 11 Test matches up to that point, was preparing to deliver his first ball on English soil. Mike Gatting, a stocky Middlesex batter and a part-time spinner, appeared ready to face Warne. Gatting was one of the best players of spin from that time, so in order to deal with a rookie, Warne would have not been a big issue for him.
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