Five moments that made Shane Warne special

2. The Cullinan tussle (South Africa vs Australia, 1994 and 1997)

File photo of Warne against South Africa

South Africa’s veteran batsman Daryll Cullinan famously fell to the Aussie magician four times in Test matches and eight times in One-Dayers. The 25-year-old spinner ran rings around the bemused stalwart, bamboozling him with his turn and getting his wicket on more than one occasion.

On the 1997 tour of South Africa, as Cullinan took strike against the Victorian, Warne famously taunted him with the words: “I’ve been waiting for two years to humiliate you again.” Daryll threw caution to the wind, lost his head and retorted: “Looks like you spent most of it eating.“

The rotund leg-spinner dismissed him next ball.

Cullinan was noted for having sought the services of a psychiatrist in order to break free from Warne’s psychological hold. Sledging someone who was an exponent of that art seemed to have backfired on the batsman, and despite his noted ability to play spin very well, Daryll never found much success against Warne in his career.