This is a biographical account of Shane Warne's career in pictures.
In this candid autobiography, Warne reveals the major influences in his life and addresses the issues that have dominated cricket at the highest level: the demons of match fixing, gambling and sledging.
Everyone knows the story, or thinks they do. The leg-spinner who rewrote the record books. One of Wisden's five cricketers of the twentieth century. A sporting idol across the globe. A magnet for the tabloids.
Throughout the book, Warne covers the serious issues affecting cricket today, such as cheating and match-fixing, and assesses a large number of professional relationships he has enjoyed and endured, including those with Sri Lankan star ...
But what was it like to watch Warne at his long peak, the man of a thousands international wickets, the incarnation of Aussie audacity and cheek? Gideon Haigh saw it all, still can't quite believe it, but wanted to find a way to explain it.
Honest, thoughtful, fearless and loved by millions, Shane is always his own man and this book is a testament to his brilliant career.
Shane talks about his early ambitions, various Ashes series in which he has been involved, his personal views on sportsmanship and the relationship between Australia and Sri Lanka, his thoughts on captaincy, leg-spinners he respects, his ...
Everyone knows the story, or thinks they do. The leg-spinner who rewrote the record books. One of Wisden's five cricketers of the twentieth century. A sporting idol across the globe. A magnet for the tabloids.
Packed with quotes and insights The Little Book of Shane Warne explores the man who, by unanimous consent, pitched the ball of the century, and earned his place in the pantheon of exceptional players.
England's Mike Gatting was left utterly bemused by Shane Warne's famous delivery. (PA Images/Getty Images) There was no sight in sport like the Shane Warne Show — the sense of anticipation as he removed his cap, adjusted his shirt ...
I was 23 years old and suddenly I was a global superstar. #2 I was beginning to feel as if I was getting away from who I was. I was beginning to feel as if I was two dierent people: Shane Warne the cricketer and Shane Warne the person.