Shane Warne: Portrait of a Flawed Genius
Shane Warne: Portrait of a Flawed Genius
Simon Wilde
The definitive warts-and-all biography of the greatest cricketer of the modern age
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Summary
Shane Warne was the most glamorous and, arguably the best cricketer in the world for over ten years. He won a generation of followers by showing the fun to be had in bamboozling opponents. From the so-called 'ball of the century' that bowled Mike Gatting in 1993, to his single-handed defiance against England in the 2005 Ashes series and his key role in the 2006/7 whitewash. He is an enigma, a showman and a genius, but he is also a very human character with human frailties.
Warne loves the limelight, but the limelight has also burned him. He's been in trouble over drugs, extra-marital affairs, and taking money from dodgy bookmakers, all of which have soured relations with his family and with his homeland. Ironically he is perhaps more loved by cricket fans in England than in his native Australia.
This fascinating and well-researched biography draws on interviews with Warne and many of his teammates and opponents. On the heels of Warne's retirement from Test cricket with a record 706 victims to his name, this unique retrospective tells, for the first time, the whole story behind cricket's most flawed genius.
Product Description
Title - Shane Warne: Portrait of a Flawed Genius
Edition -
Author - Simon Wilde
ISBN 13 - 9780719569418
Imprint - John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher - John Murray Press
Date Published - 17/04/2008
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 130 x 197 x 19mm
Weight - 214 g
Languages - English