Melbourne: Former Australia captain Greg Chappell Heartfelt tribute paid on Monday Shane WarneDescribed as spin legend first as an illusionist and then a spinner, who enthralled the world with his craft and took it to an entirely different level.
Warne died on Friday at the age of 52 of a suspected heart attack on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand, leaving the world stunned and shocked.
“When I think of Shane Warne, I think of the words of American naturalist, poet and author Henry David Thoreau: ‘It is not what you see, it is what you see.’ Shane Warne was first an illusionist and second a great leg-spin bowler,” Chappell wrote in his column for the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’.
“I was fortunate enough to get to know Shane well during his later days of cricket by playing several games of golf with him at one of his favorite courses, the Cathedral Lodge and Golf Club in Thornton, Victoria. You know someone well. Kind of know when you spend four hours with him on the golf course and then spend the same number of hours in post-round replays.”
Chappell said that Warne was much more than a great leg-spinner as he inspired a generation of cricketers to embrace his craft.
“Shane was not just a leg spinner. He was an entertainer with immense charisma who garnered attention wherever he went. His success drew millions of spectators to the game and brought the art of leg spin to life.
“It also gave birth to a new generation of leg-spinners, who tried to walk up to the crease and rip it! They didn’t have Shane’s brute strength and native finesse, so very few people have reached great heights,” he added.
Former India coach Chappell feels Warne’s public perception was “coloured” and misunderstood.
“What you got with Shane wasn’t necessarily what you saw. You only got what he let you see. Most people’s impressions were colored by the way he was portrayed in the media. Surface,” he wrote .
“Shane was the quintessential competitor. He loved sports and loved pitting himself against an opponent where he could use his mental acuity and his exceedingly strong self-confidence. I often admired his indomitable sense of being magical. potential is experienced.
“He was so confident in his superpowers that he usually staggered when they didn’t. It was always written for extreme bad luck. Some of his golf opponents tried to use it against him by telling him how much Unlucky, but it’s hard to raise a child,” Chappell said.
Warne died on Friday at the age of 52 of a suspected heart attack on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand, leaving the world stunned and shocked.
“When I think of Shane Warne, I think of the words of American naturalist, poet and author Henry David Thoreau: ‘It is not what you see, it is what you see.’ Shane Warne was first an illusionist and second a great leg-spin bowler,” Chappell wrote in his column for the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’.
“I was fortunate enough to get to know Shane well during his later days of cricket by playing several games of golf with him at one of his favorite courses, the Cathedral Lodge and Golf Club in Thornton, Victoria. You know someone well. Kind of know when you spend four hours with him on the golf course and then spend the same number of hours in post-round replays.”
Chappell said that Warne was much more than a great leg-spinner as he inspired a generation of cricketers to embrace his craft.
“Shane was not just a leg spinner. He was an entertainer with immense charisma who garnered attention wherever he went. His success drew millions of spectators to the game and brought the art of leg spin to life.
“It also gave birth to a new generation of leg-spinners, who tried to walk up to the crease and rip it! They didn’t have Shane’s brute strength and native finesse, so very few people have reached great heights,” he added.
Former India coach Chappell feels Warne’s public perception was “coloured” and misunderstood.
“What you got with Shane wasn’t necessarily what you saw. You only got what he let you see. Most people’s impressions were colored by the way he was portrayed in the media. Surface,” he wrote .
“Shane was the quintessential competitor. He loved sports and loved pitting himself against an opponent where he could use his mental acuity and his exceedingly strong self-confidence. I often admired his indomitable sense of being magical. potential is experienced.
“He was so confident in his superpowers that he usually staggered when they didn’t. It was always written for extreme bad luck. Some of his golf opponents tried to use it against him by telling him how much Unlucky, but it’s hard to raise a child,” Chappell said.