Cricketers turned commentators best XI
Listening to their magic with words has been pretty delightful.
7. Shane Warne
The world’s most successful leg-spinner had an illustrious commentary career as well. Warne had the honour of being one of the only two bowlers in international cricket having more than 700 wickets to their name, the other one being the Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan. He was also the bowler who had one of the highest honours bestowed on him when his delivery to Mike Gatting was termed as ‘ball of the century’.
Warne started his commentary before his retirement in 2003 when he was serving a year-long ban from playing cricket. He became a regular commentator after his retirement, predominantly working for Australia’s Nine Network. He was also signed up by Sky Sports in the year 2009.
Warne had his own share of controversies too during his career. In 2019, respected commentator Jim Maxwell criticised Warne for his ‘disrespectful coverage’ during the semi-final match between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades.
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