Twitterati troll Shane Warne for rating Sir Don Bradman as the greatest sportsman of all time

Wisden Cricket recently conducted a poll to decide who was the greatest cricketer of the 20th century. There were some big names in the list the likes of Sir Donald Bradman, Shane Warne, Sir Jack Hobbs, Sir Vivian Richards and Sir Garfield Sobers. As one would expect, Sir Don won the highest votes and not many would disagree with that.

Warne, who got the fourth highest votes among all these cricketers, was quick to acknowledge a fact Sir Don was not just the finest cricketer, but also the greatest sportsman of all time. He pointed out how his immortal statistics are incomparable to anyone in any sporting fraternity.

“And rightly so – the Don was the greatest sportsman that’s ever lived on the planet. Compare anyone from any sport, from any era with any calculations you want – he was the best. What an amazing honour it was to be voted with this amazing group of Sirs!” Warne said.

Here is Warney’s tweet

Fans take a dig at Warne for his assessment

Well, the never-ending greatest of all time debate brings so many perspectives and unique opinions to the table, but one can never accurately determine who exactly is the GOAT. It is difficult to rank one person at the helm in cricket but the 49-year-old went all the way and conceded Bradman as the greatest sportsman, not just the greatest cricket.

As many would expect, this didn’t go well with the fans. Whilst the Indian cricket fans batted for Sachin Tendulkar‘s godliness, some other fans pointed out how inappropriate it is to compare gentlemen from different sports. Various other legendary names like Pele, Diego Maradona, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps among others come into the fray when it comes to this debate.

Such statements often ask for trouble and Twitterati was on fire to show Warney that he was wrong with his assessment. Although not many can disregard that Sir Don’s statistics are flabbergasting, he played most of his games against England and not many competitive bowlers.

Here’s what the fans had to say in response to Warne’s opinion:

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