Former England captain Michael Atherton will never forget the day in Test cricket when he saw a ball that was later hailed as the best ball of the century and bowled by none other than the magical leg-spinner Shane Warne.

30 years ago on the day in 1993 when young Kangaroo bowler Shane Warne announced his arrival on the cricket stage, during an Ashes Test series at Old Trafford, there was a moment for those watching when only 12 Tests experienced. The young Warne bowled a delivery that flew off the stumps of Mike Gatting despite being a long way down the leg side!

Atherton said that after his dismissal, Mike Gatting came onto the pitch and we saw this charismatic ball just before the tea break on the second day.

Interestingly, this ball of Shane Warne was not awarded the title of the best ball of the century for a long time, but it is certain that whoever saw this ball in the stadium or on the TV screen felt that Something has happened to them.

According to the former England captain, Shane Warne is one of the greatest bowlers and the way he came into Test cricket, he proved to be the greatest spinner in the world. The Ashes has its own folklore in which Warne Also entered your name.

Atherton said, “I think he took 194 or so wickets in conventional series but there is no doubt that he was an incredible bowler.”

When Warne came to cricket, there were not many leg-spinners, before him Pakistani spinner Abdul Qadir had made quite a name, but till then there were not so many leg-spinners in the Test match as they have come in recent years.

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