Shane Warne Announces Retirement Plans ! End of Era

Shane Warne, One of the most charismatic player cricketing world has seen announced his retirement plans. It was reported that he will be retiring from cricket at the end of Ashes , that means two more matches to go. Hope he will get historic one wicket to take his tally to 700 international test wickets. The news is sad but everyone retires at some point of time.

Marred by many controversies off field, he was certainly a gentleman on the field. He was a entertainer. I think only thing that eluded him was to be successful in India and I am happy for that :-).

I think bowler who bowled ball of the century will always remain as shining star in cricketing galaxy. I guess everyone will miss him.


Player profile
Full name Shane Keith Warne
Born September 13, 1969, Ferntree Gully, Victoria
Current age 37 years 100 days
Major teams Australia, Hampshire, ICC World XI, Victoria
Nickname Warney
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Height 1.83 m

Some Stats :
Tests M -143, W- 699, bbi - 8/71, bbm-12/128, Avg-25.49, 4Ws-48, 5Ws-36, 10Ws-10
ODIs M -194, W- 293, bbi - 5/33, Avg-25.73, 4Ws-12, 5Ws-1

Shane warne on CricInfo