Melbourne, Sept. 13 -- Late Australian spin wizard Shane Warne would have turned 57 on Sunday. From his rival territory of England to the Indian audiences, 'Warnie' mesmerised one and all with his skill of leg-spin bowling that turned into art and a spell of magic when he took the ball in his hands through an international career that lasted 15 years, from 1992 to 2007.

Warne was known for being a 'party animal' who loved his drinks, food and poker as much as he loved his favourite weapon: the red-cherry. The spinner became a superstar and a headline machine on and off the pitch, not only for reviving a once-dying art of leg spin, but also for several records, controversies and memories he left behind before his demise in March 2022 due ...