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He revived legspin, thought to be extinct, and is now pre-eminent in a game so transformed that we sometimes wonder where the next champion fast bowlers will come from.
CNN.com 2011
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McGuire, who had lunch with the legspin great a couple of days ago, said Warne had done a great job promoting the competition and the team but he was really keen to get onto the playing field again.
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He revived legspin, thought to be extinct, and is now pre-eminent in a game so transformed that we sometimes wonder where the next champion fast bowlers will come from.
CNN.com 2011
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Of all the roles in international cricket, bowling legspin in one-day games must be one of the most stressful.
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That Smith looks a little chubby, is Australian, dyes his hair blond and bowls legspin has led to inevitable comparisons with Warne.
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Sheffield Shield and taken a career-best 7 for 64 with his developing legspin.
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Emboldened by his narrow escape, Johnson responded with outright aggression, as he walloped Mohammad Aamer's next over for three fours in four balls, before greeting the legspin of Danish Kaneria with a powerful slog-sweep over wide mid-on.
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The developments have prompted the Australian legspin great to urge the organisers of the IPL to consider moving the tournament if threats of a terrorist attack are proven to be credible.
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Australian legspin great Shane Warne last week said the threats had him "thinking twice" about heading to India to captain-coach the Rajasthan Royals, describing them as of "deep concern to athletes across a number of sports."
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"Mendis will also be very useful with his legspin and batting ability," Sangakkara said.
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