Australian spin wizard Shane Warne's cricket career in numbers

Australian spin wizard Shane Warne’s cricket career in numbers: Shane Keith Warne, the Australian legendary spinner is known for his magical leg breaks and flippers. Warne made his international debut on 2nd Jan, 1992 with the New Year Test at Sydney and ended his 15 year long career at the same venue with the same New Year Test in 2007. He made into top wicket takers list in both formats of the game before retirement. On occasion of Warne’s 46th birthday, we look at numbers in his International career.

Shane Warne’s cricket career in numbers:

708 – Number of wickets Shane Warne has to his name in Test Cricket. He is the 2nd highest wicket taker in Test Cricket.

1001 – Shane Warne’s wickets tally in International Cricket. Only Muttaih Muralitharan has picked up more wickets.

96 – Wickets taken by Shane Warne in 2005 in Test Cricket. The most wickets by a bowler in a calendar year in Tests.

99 – Shane Warne is one of the 3 players and first of those to be dismissed on 99 in Test Cricket while batting at no.8 or below.

15 – Shane Warne’s International Career lasted for 15 years and 3 days.

5054 – Number of balls bowled by Shane Warne in Test Cricket in 1993. No other bowler managed to bowl at least 5000 balls in Test Cricket in a calendar year.

8/71 – Shane Warne’s best figures in a Test innings are 8 for 71, which came against England in 1994 at Brisbane.

5/33 – Shane Warne’s best figures in ODI Cricket are 5 for 33, which came against West Indies in 1996 at Sydney. It was Shane Warne’s only 5-wicket haul in ODIs.

12/128 – Shane Warne’s best figures in a Test match are 12 for 128, which came against South Africa in 1994 at Sydney. It was Shane Warne’s 1st of the ten 10-wicket match hauls in his Test career.

8 – He is one of the 8 players who scored 3000 runs and picked up 300 wickets in Test Cricket.

2 – Shane Warne is only the 2nd player after Sir Ian Botham to score 3000 runs, pick up 300 wickets and take 100 catches in Test Cricket.

8 – Warne is one of the 8 players to score 1000 runs, pick up 200 wickets and take 75 catches in ODI Cricket.

17 – Number of man of the match awards Shane Warne received in his Test Career, the most by an Australian.

8 – Number of man of the series awards Shane Warne received in his Test Career, the most by an Australian.

1999 – Shane Warne was a part of the Australian team that won the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999.