How do you feel about Shane Warne?

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[Richard]

Good wristspinner. One of the very best there's ever been at wristspin, in fact.

 

[subshakerz]

I think he's the greatest leg spinner the world has seen, nothing more and nothing less. But his lack of success against Indian batsmen lowers his rating in my eyes.

 

[Ikki]

I think what McGrath and Murali think. See my sig .

 

[silentstriker]

Very good leg spinner, probably the best ever, or very close to it.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Dunno really. Hate the bloke, but there is no denying his greatness as a player.

 

[howardj]

The best thing to happen to cricket in my lifetime.

World cricket, not just the Australian team, is much poorer without him.

 

[sledger]

feel he's a national joke tbh, bit of a laughing stock amongst most.

 

[Chubb]

A great player but a terrible human being.

 

[NZTailender]

A great player but a terrible human being.

I wouldn't say terrible, just an overgrown child with a magical cricketing brain and an awesome ability to spin a cricket ball.

 

[Smudge]

He makes me tingle all over so I'll have to vote for option three.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nice leg spin, shame about the face...

 

[Langeveldt]

Best spin bowler I've ever seen, handy batsmen.. Typical bloke as well, in a bad sense..

 

[JerseyGuy]

A great player but I don't like him much...

 

[Jono]

From my point of view, he is the one cricketer that has done more for the game than anyone else. He's obviously a jackass, but he's just great to watch on the field.

 

[Days of Grace]

Great legspinner, but it's difficult to say he's the best ever. Between him and O'Reilly.

 

[SJS]

Great legspinner, but it's difficult to say he's the best ever. Between him and O'Reilly.

...and Grimmett

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

From my point of view, he is the one cricketer that has done more for the game than anyone else. He's obviously a jackass, but he's just great to watch on the field.

Yeah this is my view also. Obviously a pretty sad sort of person, I don't hate him but I certainly don't admire him as a personality. Not because he cheats on his wife or anything like that, just because he's a total idiot.

Absolutely fantastic player to watch though. I've never seen a player who has such a huge impact on a match simply by being part of it. Just immense. Whether he's the best leg-spinner or not, the best spinner or not, or anything else, Warne brings a lot more to the game than just his bowling ability.

 

[anoop4real]

He is the best leg spinner IMO.......but not when Sachin is at the crease

 

[Richard]

Absolutely fantastic player to watch though. I've never seen a player who has such a huge impact on a match simply by being part of it. Just immense. Whether he's the best leg-spinner or not, the best spinner or not, or anything else, Warne brings a lot more to the game than just his bowling ability.

Which is why he was picked as a Cricketer Of The 20th Century, in fact. Despite the fact he's not even indisputably the best wristspinner ever, and despite the fact it'd be very easy to argue he's not even in the top 10, never mind top 2 or 3, bowlers.