What is it like to face an over from Shane Warne?

Guardian sport’s Michael Butler faces an over from Shane Warne on the Nursery Ground at Lord’s. Michael tests his sledging on the Australian bowling legend and Warne reveals the truth behind some delicate cosmetic retouching to his portrait in the Long Room
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[@yeleminpino]

Honestly, Warne could still play test cricket. He could field in the slips, bat 11, and still takes 5wickets for fun.

[@sharpey2006]

I doubt it. 25 overs at his age would break him. He's not the marathon runner type of cricketer, is he?

[@yeleminpino]

His body has bowled more deliveries than many international bowlers combined. Leg spin bowling isn't exactly strenuous for somebody who made a living from plying this trade. But I agree that it will not be as easy as it once was for him.

[@Calculus99]

yeleminpino mate don't know what bowling you were watching, but it was poor short bowling I could slap him around with one hand.

[@yeleminpino]

I watched Warne bowling in the nets to the Australians last year during the test series against South Africa... I'm not referring to this video. He's bowling to some muppet, obviously he wouldn't try mate.

[@prashantaryan1836]

yeleminpino u know that sachin tendulkar is the best batsmen

[@saamalam2738]

Is it just me or does the batsman sound a bit drunk?!😂😂

[@xyoshi8979]

Saam Alam he might be english

[@AatifUddin]

Lol

[@Afzalali-qx3bb]

He got a lisp

[@lambo-ca]

R3ckless Emper0r He is an Englishman.

[@jeminmehta7353]

Probably Irish

[@M3au]

I don’t think there has ever been a master slow bowler more willing to teach (and expose) his craft and secrets than Shane Warne. Without doubt, the greatest bowler in the history of the game.

[@katenason6704]

Yes! I was really surprised at how much he did teach people and give away his signs of what he was going to do. Imparting that knowledge takes a very generous spirit 💖

[@rizwanwahhab]

"your middle name is Keith"😂😂😂😂

[@sharpey2006]

#banter

[@nathanwayne9222]

Rizwan Wahhab it wasn't a bad sledge to be fair😂 And saying I bet you lost loadsa money at poker was pretty funny.

[@mysteriousbillionaire7349]

Rizwan Wahhab didn't get it? what does it mean

[@bilalkhalid4551]

2:09 for keith

[@therealjuralumin3416]

My middle name actually is Keith, after my grandad. I’m actually pretty proud of it because my grandad is basically my hero.

[@rishikeshraja]

Was harry potter batting?

[@sain8827]

rishikesh P.J More like a James Potter. Harry was short ahhha

[@tanvinegi7545]

I think so

[@charlieward9797]

Hi Harry

[@charlieward9797]

Ha

[@rajeevsen3070]

James potter

[@lalitgupta689]

Looking at how hopeless he looks facing spin bowling, we can say he was English.

[@KaiGaming84]

but not "South African" English...

[@mysteriousbillionaire7349]

Lalit Gupta there are plenty of Indians who don't play cricket

[@Otacatapetl]

Lalit Gupta He works for the Guardian. Of course he's hopeless.

[@alexkaye6650]

Lalit Gupta how dear you

[@KushMarvania]

Lalit Gupta He obviously isn't a cricketer lol. If you think the English can't play, remember the 180 runs.

[@shivanshutripathy5349]

That dude looks like a hybrid of Steve Smith and Harry potter

[@talalshahwaiz]

man that's something that keeps on making me laugh! lol

[@kalpanasingha2544]

Yea, the guy looked somewhat like Daniel Radcliffe!!!

[@AdityaT03]

Steve Smith is a way better batsman though, 2 ashes 100 in only the first test

[@troystaunton254]

The best thing about Warnie was he explained exactly what he did and how he did it on tv in every tour he went on. Told the entire opposition how to pick him. Then got em anyway.

[@katenason6704]

How cool is that 😎

[@troystaunton254]

@@katenason6704 I remember him explaining how he set people up. Like if he was planning to come around the wicket he’d start bowling from a wider spot over the wicket so it’s a sharper change of angle. He just wanted all us kids who wanted to be like Shane to at least have some of the know how so we could practice and learn it. Never mattered where he was. He’d also talk about this new ball he was working on and gonna do this tour that never existed hahah. What a legend.

[@anujasawant1056]

@@troystaunton254 his turn is insane

[@ourCRiCKET_]

Warne is still our favourite player of all time!

[@abrarchowdhury2679]

I have subscribed to your channel!!!

[@abrarchowdhury2679]

Good job with your channel

[@ixswiftthief6336]

😢

[@eth4n12]

@J G shush

[@harshadrocks1094]

@J G ah yes there's only 196 countries and man says 240 countries

[@sameers3921]

Rest in peace ☮️ warne a legend

[@SAM-or3zh]

💔💔💔💔

[@islamisthetruth2992]

We never thought this will happen one day

[@John-jt2is]

That poker line hit him hard lowkey 😂

[@luckyleo7050]

What a legend, it doesn't feel like he's gone.

[@akshaybharadwaj2383]

he went straight for his father, warne wasn't expecting that. and he picked the leg spinner the next ball.

[@shivanshutripathy5349]

Warne: did u pick that one? Batsman: Yeah i did. Warne: ( goes back to run-up) Batsman: BTW how do i tell which way it'll turn?

[@robertpeston6692]

I grew up with Cricket, at school I was captain of under elevens and later twelves. I was one of the best spin bowlers in my school and I always bowled 3; Leg Spin, Back spin and the Googly. Shane Warne was my childhood idol and always will be the best. Shane, a true gentleman.

[@SG003]

ICC should have banned him Cricket is for normal humans not wizards

[@hwinter3347]

lol

[@TechnicalHamza10]

Bruh

[@geniusboy3037]

IKMKB

[@dhillon3846]

@@AkashRockz bro he is saying imrankhan kmkb😂😂😂😂

[@AkashRockz]

@@dhillon3846 ohhh

[@ghossain2070]

The bowler of the century for me. The best pace bowler also played in the same team, Glenn Mcgrath. Wasim was more dazzling, but Mcgrath and Warne were greater bowlers for me.

[@youngrichie]

Playing against Warne and sharing a beer after was one of my life's highlights. Top bloke!

[@sfullernj]

You did that?

[@youngrichie]

@@sfullernj yep. Hope he's enjoying a few tinnies in the after life.

[@jettwood352]

@@youngrichie classic mate, he will be up there having a few.

[@olddelhifilms]

Legend

[@toptrendingonyt3593]

Old Delhi Films saale tu yaha kaise more Ind vs other country wale video bana phone call wale

[@sisvsbro3932]

Old Delhi Films i❤️

[@vasurajthapan2059]

I love Shane warne

[@astraborne3261]

Batsman or Bowler?

[@vaibhavkakade4276]

TopTrendingOnYT 😂abee pagal hai kya

[@johnboucher5285]

Best Hampshire captain! Were gonna miss him! Thank you for making leg spin cool x

[@pranayvenkatesh8815]

I hate it when people say "face an over from Shane Warne". You don't :face" an over from Shane Warne. You hide in cowardice while he calmly takes your wicket.

[@damnryder]

Two of the legendary spinners in one video... shane warne 😍 and Daniel vettori 😛

[@shivek1987]

i know what could get under his skin "tendulkar charging in'

[@pawandeepsingh9221]

Thanks

[@rtorontonion7191]

That wouldn't get under shane warne. Its a misconception that Shane warne was owned by Sachin. He was one of many subcontinent player that took him for a wide. Ranatunga was the most well known for owning him.

[@davedavy5406]

Warne only ever got Tendulkar out 4 times in 29 matches (Tests and ODIs) they played against each other. In Tests Warne dismissed him 3 times in 12 matches; conversely Tendulkar made 5 centuries and averaged 60. In ODIs he made 5 centuries at 58.7 and Wane only got him out once in 17 matches. So it's pretty clear that Tendulkar won their rivalry.

[@vishnuraghavan16]

@@aryamanprajin1502 Dude, have you ever lived through the 90s? If yes, you wouldn't make such ignorant comments.

[@deepjyotilahkar6866]

See that coming

[@rammadugulasurendra7311]

I think reporter is born "Artist" he chose the wrong option... he could get Oscars for his acting skillss

[@rajeshwarikhandavally5980]

r

[@TheGudumbashankar]

No cricketer could replace Shane Warne or Glenn Mcgrath ..

[@rajeshthebeast9487]

Pardhu Maverick Lloyd Pope looks promising

[@vijaykarthikhb410]

You're true

[@gopr3117]

Expect Jimmy Anderson

[@kpboss8917]

Muralitharan and Jimmy anderson

[@AgroKopite]

@@ButtChinsAreHereToStay Successive bowler go hiding if not for cloudy nottingham take the L

[@TGDGamingVerse]

he was overacting too much

[@shreymaheshwari2306]

Top Gamer Deepu yes

[@sln7839]

This is what happens when you meet a legend

[@gopr3117]

Great English mate

[@mega3519]

Yes true

[@alexmilne4555]

I was also going to write this

[@foreignwarren7361]

I met warnie at Sun City in South Africa what a gent and the reality is most of the South African team at the time liked him...

[@tausifjahangir]

Doesn’t even know how to hold the bat properly. So sad that a good rookie didn’t get this chance instead of Mr Harry Potter.

[@robertpeston6692]

Yes!!!!

[@kalpanasingha2544]

He should've been playing Quidditch!!!

[@shabanaasgher6353]

Dear Tausif Jahangir, You are to attend your hearing for exposing The Statue Of Secrecy on 7th February 2021. Hoping you are well, Mafalda Hopkirk

[@BinaryRex18]

He is a sports writer. So I imagine he knows a thing or two about cricket

[@Amp1771]

He's probably thinking, who is this English Muffin?

[@harisht45]

Legend and down to earth " Shane Warne "

[@praj3597]

warnie let him face Brett Lee😂

[@talalshahwaiz]

yep true let him face my idol bowle

[@talalshahwaiz]

i meant bowler

[@pavank3191]

sometimes ozs confuse me.. whether to love them or hate them....

[@makarov-fatheroffairies8788]

LOVE THEM ...NOBODY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR FEATS...BRADMAN...WARNE....5 WC...2 CT....LEE....WAUGH...SMITH...AND MANY MANY MORE

[@darylwilson1915]

We love you KPavan

[@renukaparthiban7935]

With all due respect to the legend Shane Warne i wanted to juzt share this small note: that Shane Warne is using a white ball and wearing a white shirt which makes the ball kind of invisible because of the background and the batsman cannot judge the ball, this is why they use a red ball in test cricket, and no team wears a white dress In a ODI or T20

[@Jack-do5tq]

Renuka Parthiban mate just stop over analysing it he’s got not clue regardless and their batting the nets it doesn’t matter

[@cosmictywlite]

You are wrong my friend,in 1989 Australia beat England in the Final! of the 50 Over World Cup in Eden Gardens India, There both wore White uniforms,& Bowled with a red Ball. you full of LIES Mate ! tell the truth ! or can`t you ! did you like the way we beat India 3-2 ! in the , one day games 2019 in India !

[@rajsen7298]

Another Aussie cheater defending his team

[@someonefar5600]

Chal nikal chamiya, gyaan mut de

[@shabanaasgher6353]

@@cosmictywlite You buffoon he mean no team plays in whites in ODI’S or T20is nowadays.

[@ThePbZepplin]

That's not Shane Warne. It's some sort of Frankenstein Warne-Ken doll hybrid.

[@jackosallotment6224]

I was a spin bowler this guy was bloody awesome !!!!!!

[@Hairugaoohairtransplant]

RIP shane Warne The spinning legend

[@sannidhic8887]

His batting style is similar to that of joe root.

[@user-mw8um6mc3v]

Every delivery from Warne during his career was an event

[@TheCinderellaman10]

What a great guy, absolute legend. Great sense of humour and could relate to anyone. A class act and probably the greatest cricketer

[@jauitta3575]

At 3:26, Shane is digging his nails into the ball 😂Ball tampering like a true Aussie 😂😂🤣🤣

[@tomk5684]

Lol

[@sattysattu]

Warne's a spin genius. It was like he could stear the ball with his mind all the way through to the batsman.

[@KickerHandle]

it would be my dream to bat to any international cricketers, from Aussie, Warne and McGrath.

[@thecarpetman7687]

It shows how tolerant warne is because butler is a bit socially awkward but he just goes with the flow

[@Scuddinoo]

He's just being himself

[@RishabhSharma-rs2ez]

now I understand why English or non subcontinent players don't play spin well

[@AkashSingh-xx6eo]

if you are from sub continent and playing cricket , you would either use your feet or your wrists. btw i would also be hopeless if i face warnie in his prime.

[@markfiore5049]

THATS WHY ENGLAND WENT TO SIR LANKA AND OUTPLAYED THEM AT THERE OWN GAME WHITEWASH

[@shreyy7900]

He's no more now, can't believe 💔

[@reneshkadiyala9622]

Bowling Shane!!!!

[@adrianfarrow9356]

Absolute brilliant spin bowler, quite possibly the best

[@Donte_Mac]

cricket nets , bar in the background...this like heaven to warnie ^

[@lenraby5920]

I'm a Brit and Shane has always coma across as a solid bloke. I confess I kinda wish he had been English, sure he feels the same...joke😜🇬🇧😊

[@theboy3852]

Let him face shoiab akhtar

[@pubudusenanayake6724]

The slow-medium pacer? HAHAHAHAH

[@sukritmishra7194]

He will need a box

[@AkashRockz]

@Mark Richardson your gay

[@mahendrabhaioza2085]

R.I.P that guy...

[@itsyourboyyy]

Anshuman Kher salty Indians lol

[@bmkh10]

Ah! Australian Sledging! Brings back fond memories.

[@katenason6704]

Warnie was a great sledger 👍 But he also had beautiful manners, something not a lot of people knew

[@bmkh10]

@@katenason6704 Warne was a gentleman. No question about it. It sucks that he passed away so suddenly at 52. Absolutely terrible. I wish he was still here doing his commentary on Sky Sports. I'll miss him.

[@MohammadSohail-gk4tg]

Beautiful attitude of a lovely cricket or... Def..world best..at spin...as wasim being world best at rev.swing

[@dhruvverma6460]

Bro i can not believe a journalist did not get bowled vs shane warne, nice.

[@AkashSingh-xx6eo]

if you ever pick your best XI , you just can't conplete your team without warnie.

[@sugarnads]

theres two automatic world 11 picks - Bradman and Warne.

[@wce05308]

best bowler of his generation. changed the game.

[@AryanSingh-fj8jr]

Reporter was batting like smith😂😂

[@kamalpreetsinghgill1396]

Playing a spinner is not that hard but scoring runs is hard and hitting a spinner for long shots is even harder. Especially to someone like shane warne.

[@troystaunton254]

Honestly spinners I could never get on. They always did me. Pace I could sort out pretty simply. But a spinner went right past me and onto the stumps.

[@hareeshdevendran4696]

Would have been better video if the batsmen knew batting at least a bit...

[@JGM19681104]

LAzY GAMING industryinZvvv

[@armedgamer3636]

great to see a legend practising.

[@punitnaik]

Legend bowler! Unbelievable skills.

[@the0point]

Ball 4 was a no ball.

[@ketantikekar5759]

nilpoint some part behind d line. yet a tough one.

[@samwinter5522]

Ketan Tikekar it was the sledging

[@AdityaChoudharyLIKELO]

1:20 Ball 2 was a No Ball.

[@masterboba2844]

Chup

[@RWBHere]

The batsman would have been out with at least three of those balls.

[@justforfun2670]

he is a journalist who cares how bad he is

[@kingdomofskeough6880]

Thanks for the title, if you hadn't have told me I wouldn't of known it was a video 👍

[@sarangsrk]

Dream of batting against Warnie will now just remain as a dream. RIP Warnie. Bowling Shane..

[@saadokiller4213]

YOOO HARRY POTTER

[@madhurikulkarni799]

I was searching for this comment

[@rajatdash8731]

If the retirement age in cricket was 60 like government jobs, then I can see him bowling in TVs.

[@DMIndia_Official]

He is Journalist, not a Cricketer. Similar Video you can found, where Brett Lee bowl to this person or any other journalist on nets few years ago.

[@shahilsheikh6060]

Never come like bowler shenwarn in word...😯😯

[@maharshichitania1895]

VIDEO = SOUTH INDIAN ACTION SCENES (OVERACTING)😅😅

[@vinnykannan7070]

Comment = North Indian Logic 😂😂

[@maharshichitania1895]

@@vinnykannan7070 reply that the comment gets that's ILL LOGIC 😂😂😂😂

[@zlomosgaming9481]

why is daniel raddcliffe playing cricket

[@user-jk1gb7wm6z]

Best way for him to not use footwork until ball pinch on ground and after react according to spin. By default, just ready for flipper. And put your 70% weight on front leg, so that your body is automatically ready for back foot shot. But ready for flipper . Love you Warne from India.

[@finixcodm4704]

Warne:What was that that fell off? Harry Potter:Yeah......

[@johnosheaful]

Great technique from the batsman. I genuinely think he could have done Warnie with a few more balls.

[@zakhurley2073]

They should’ve used someone who can really play cricket

[@soniq080808]

Wish Shane was still playing !!!

[@batterylow1479]

0:30 a Legend was born

[@vinayakpatil355]

Why am I watching this?

[@user-jk1gb7wm6z]

To know, How not to play against spin bowling.

[@rishabhyadav3704]

Chutiya ho na isliye

[@souravdas2066]

A person who probably haven't batted for a decade comes in to bat against Shane Warne............hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm🤣

[@khurramfakhar6281]

The best spinner the world of cricket has ever seen. Great sportsman

[@sjgghosh7677]

Why do we always forget about murlidharan?

[@yashrajpandey2984]

That right there is called LEGEND

[@DebejjyoYTDkfan21]

Was Harry Potter batting??

[@DB.02]

can shane warne dismiss virat kohli ....????????????? what do you think 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@ruhzannatiktida3125]

D. B. Warne's a legend. He could dismiss anyone. Heck. He could still play test cricket, field at slips and take a fifer for fun

[@genos4398]

D. B. he can shove Virat's ass with his turners

[@fakeacc6211]

virat is best player of leg spin .

[@joeroot8188]

Warne can dismiss any batsmen there is! But kohli can also smash any bowler there is! Its cricket, it works both ways.

[@justanotherviewer6756]

Clash with DB daily

[@rockyp3917]

Greatest bowler to ever grace a cricket field

[@desihighlander]

He played only one ball with confidence, even that shot could had been caught if it was played in a real match. Muttiah Muralitharan, Anil Kumble and Shane Warne, they ruled an era. RIP Shane Warne, You will be missed.

[@anishan.m4442]

I want to face it

[@manojkumargaranayak3821]

Anisha N.M no ..

[@anishan.m4442]

Manoj Kumar Garanayak who are u Shane warne

[@manojkumargaranayak3821]

Anisha N.M I can play better than you

[@DharmenderKarhana]

Few things I wanna ask this Batsman *Why the heck you have so much of shitload on your shoulders who the heck dons a helmet for a spinner ?, And that ball isn't spinning at all coz its turf and you fell as if it left you completely stunned that's quite bit of over-acting*

[@musahala]

Helmet is for the GOpro cam ..

[@keysersoze9651]

Dharmender Karhana He fell down after almost every ball.He is nota a fast bowler bowling toe crushers at 150 kph

[@Saurabhrkohardy]

Ths guy surely never faced a season ball and that is what happen when u face a pro u stupid tennis ball gully cricketers

[@rabbitsandhobbitscutelyani7174]

Marg Darshak for extra safety

[@mission101]

Marg Darshak some people grew up wearing a helmet, so spinner or not it’s more comfortable for those who grew up with helmets

[@michaelforde4373]

He was mesmerizing to watch him bowl

[@chethand5939]

He was batting just like I will bat🤣🤣🤣

[@katyb6979]

Typical guardian journalist - complete soft lad!! Please put him into bat against Mark Wood. I'd love to see every guardian leftie pinned against the sight-screen!!

[@ziyad1809]

Pretty sure your entire cricket team is fairly progressive. Remember how stokes got into a fight in a bar to defend a gay guy?

[@rtorontonion7191]

The batsmen is better than Ms Dhoni.

[@devrajghosh7937]

R torontonion at least msd plays

[@justanotherviewer6756]

R torontonion just for your knowledge ms dhoni scored 24 runs in last over vs a spinner to win a game legend best cricketer ever

[@shashankthakur405]

why

[@kher6808]

Archit Wakode best cricketer ever? wow, you haven't watched a lot of cricket it seems.

[@mission101]

Wow you guys actually don’t know comedy do you

[@vinayakjoshi5029]

need background music/track links

[@MuxTube]

Warne a character and great great bowler.

[@siddharth9978]

Legend and a great guy

[@josephraj9763]

It's actually easy facing a spin bowler than facing a fast bowler who posts lots of danger to our body. If fast plays physical sport then the spin bowling plays with your minds. You have understand the spin bowler. Arguably yes we can understand spin bowling but not the people like Shane Warne who has as he describes top spin, Off spin, Leg break, Leg spin, Flipper, Off break, Dhusra. He has everything in his kitty. Wow what a bowler?

[@syedjafferimam5789]

Even the sledging had some 'trivia' . Journalists will be journalists. Enjoyed the video 👌

[@rickys670]

my dream is to face him once in my life what a wonderful bowler he is .... respect warne

[@raupadhyaya04]

Unlucky mate. Gone too soon

[@shbu98]

warne and the boys in thr slips were the king of sledging back in the day

[@Randothol]

Legend. Great guy.

[@prashantsachdev8089]

What a legend! 😂❤️

[@angshumanpaul7412]

Pure artist