10 cricketers who make good biopic materials

#2 Shane Warne (Australia)

Arguably the greatest spinner to ever grace the game

Regarded as the greatest spinner of all time, Shane Keith Warne was a pure master at his art. Making his Test debut against India in 1992, Warne had a relatively sedate start to his international career. He was belted by Sachin Tendulkar and Ravi Shastri at Sydney and failed to find his rhythm in the remainder of the series.

In the 1993 Ashes tour to England, Warne bowled a magical delivery to Mike Gatting in his very first ball that turned after pitching way outside the leg stump to take the top of the off stump. It was a dream delivery by Warne and which was considered “the ball of the century”. The following years witnessed the rapid rise of the greatest wrist spinner of all time. Apart from India, Warne has performed in every condition and against every opponent even if the pitch was not conducive for spinners.

Warne despite being the greatest spinner of all time was a controversial figure in the cricketing fraternity. He was caught several times for smoking and had several other issues regarding his lifestyle. He was suspended from playing international cricket for a year after Warne tested positive for a banned substance prior to the 2003 World Cup.

Warne also criticised Steve Waugh publicly and termed him a selfish man. In 1994 he was involved with Mark Waugh to pass out information about the pitch and weather before a match to an Indian bookie. The duo received hefty sums for passing on the information.

Despite being married and having kids, Warne pursued other women. In 2005 he was involved in such an act when he allegedly asked Laura Sayers, a British woman to join him for a foursome involving Kevin Pietersen. A similar kind of controversy with stripper Angela Gallagher led to his separation with Simone Warne.

After the initial separation, Simone was willing to give Warne a second chance but he blew it when he mistakenly texted her wife a message which was meant for one of his extramarital partners. Warne was also allegedly involved in a threesome with two British models. which was later leaked.Later the legendary cricketer was involved in a relationship with Liz Harley who dumped the cricketer after she found out Warne had an affair with a porn star.

He finished with 708 Test wickets playing his farewell Test against England in 2007.