Shane Warne Arguably "The Greatest Cricketer" To Ever Play The Game: Nasser Hussain

Shane Warne passed away on Friday, March 4 due to a suspected heart attack when he was at his villa in Thailand. His death has taken the cricket fraternity by complete shock and surprise. Warne, 52, as per his family was complaining of chest pain before leaving Australia for a trip to Thailand.

The entire cricket fraternity has been constantly mourning his death. Former England skipper Nasser Hussain is recent to join the bandwagon. In his recent column for Sky Sports, he wrote about his impression of the leg spinner and what a great cricketer he was.

“For me, he was arguably the greatest cricketer to ever play the game. The game is about entertaining people, and there was never a dull moment when Shane Warne had the ball in his hand. He was absolutely genius.

“Leg spin was a dying art before he burst onto the scene; we had never heard of a ‘flipper’, and then suddenly he used to set us up with it,” wrote Hussain.

Hussian further remembered Shane Warne’s performance in the historic 2005 Ashes series. Though the series was won by Australia, it is remembered for being the Shane Warne series. He took 40 wickets in five Tests in that series and also contributed 249 runs with the bat as well.

Shane Warne Had Everything In Abundance: Nasser Hussain

“When Australia really needed him in that 2005 Ashes series, there was one Aussie that stood up and said ‘not today. “He got wickets by the shed load; he got runs by the shed load too, and he showed a lot of fight and a lot of character.

“Some people are brilliant at the game; some people are genius; some people have fight. Shane Warne had everything in abundance,” Hussain concluded saying.

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