Shane Warne

Shane Warne
First Bowler In Test History To Take 700 Wickets

Date of Birth: September 13, 1969

Place of Birth: Melbourne (Australia)

Teams: Australia, Victoria, Hampshire

Test Debut: Against India, Sydney, 1992

Test Performance: 708 Wickets in 145 Tests (average: 25.41)

ODI Performance: 293 Wickets in 194 matches (average: 25.73)

Wisden’s one of the five Best cricketers of 20th century

1994: Became the first bowler in the 90 years’ history of Ashes to take a Hat-trick in Melbourne

1999: Adjudged ‘Man of the Match’ in the World Cup final which Australia won

2000: Broke Dennis Lillie’s Australian record of 355 wickets during his New Zealand tour

2001: Took his 400th wicket in the Ashes series; made his highest score in a Test innings (99) against New Zealand

2004: Made a comeback to Test cricket after a long absence and got his 500th Test Wicket; also broke Sri Lankan M. Muralitharan`s world record of 532 wickets.

2005: Completed his tally of 600 Test wickets; took 40 wickets in the Ashes series and also broke Dennis Lillie’s world record of highest wickets (85) in a calendar year

2006: In the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne, he took the wicket of England’s Andrew Strauss, thus becoming the first bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 700 or more wickets.

2007: Announced retirement from international cricket at the peak of his prominence as the best leg spinner as well as the highest wicket taker in the history of Test cricket.