Indian great blames Australian’s ‘king size’ lifestyle for his early death
A statue of cricketer Shane Warne is seen outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, in this March 5 2022 file photo. Picture: AAP IMAGE/LUIS ASCUI via REUTERS
Speaking on a show on the India Today television channel, Gavaskar said Warne’s death at the age of 52 on Friday due to a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand, had left him speechless.“Within the space of 24 hours the cricket world has lost two giants of the game, not just Australian cricket but the cricket world. Rodney Marsh and then Shane Warne. This is unbelievable. Hard to come to grips with,” Gavaskar said.
“Finger spin is a lot easier, you have more control over what you want to bowl but leg spin or wrist spin is tough. For him to have bowled the way he did, the way he seemed to create magic at will was the reason he was revered all over the cricketing world.” “For me, the Indian spinners and Muralitharan were certainly better than Warne. Because look at Warne’s record against India. It was pretty ordinary against India,” Gavaskar said.
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