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Shane Warne


When I was in the middle of treatment for cancer a few years ago, the place I’d go for comfort was my local cricket ground. One reason I found this place so comforting while being physically and emotionally demolished by chemotherapy were the friendships I’d made from years of playing, coaching and cooking thousands of …

Few in the game have ever had as much bravado as Shane Warne and none has ever been able to do what he could as a wrist spinner. With his ripping legbreaks, unerring accuracy and natural cricketing nous, Warne was the first man to ever take 700 Test wickets and for much of his career …