Shane Warne’s international career in numbers

Australia legend Shane Warne’s untimely demise sent jitters in the cricketing spheres on March 4. The 52-year-old, as confirmed by his management in a brief statement, was found in an unresponsive state in his Thailand villa and is believed to have suffered a heart attack.

An undisputed legend of the sport, Warne witnessed countless highs in his bejewelled, illustrious career that spanned over a decade and a half. His Test debut came against India in Sydney in 1991-92 and was followed by his ODI debut against New Zealand in 1993.

Fondly called “Warney” by his peers, he was a part of Australia’s World Cup-winning team in 1999 and secured himself the Player of the Match award in the summit clash of the multi-team even against Pakistan.

Following an eventful international career that reaped him a whopping 1001 wickets, he plied his trade in the Indian Premier League and took his team Rajasthan Royals to a title in the inaugural edition in 2008. Warne stayed an active participant in the league until 2011 before joining his franchise as a coach. He later established himself as a successful commentator and analyst of the game.

Shane Warne’s career in numbers

1001 – Only Muttiah Muralitharan (1347) has more international wickets than Warne’s 1001. Both of them remain the only bowlers so far to have a four-digit wicket-taking tally in internationals.

708 – Warne’s Test wicket tally is also only second to Muralitharan, who leads with 800. However, Warne was the first-ever to achieve 600 and 700 wicket milestones.

293 – Warne’s tally in One Day Internationals. He is 14th from the top in the all-time list, topped by Muralitharan (534).

37 – Warne’s 37 Test fifers are also only second to Muralitharan, who bowed out with 67. Further, the Australian leg-spinner had 10 ten-fors in 145 Tests.

40705 – The number of balls bowled by Warne in his Test career, only behind Muralitharan (44039) and Anil Kumble (40850).

1761 – That’s how many maidens Warne delivered in his Test career, second to Muralitharan’s 1794.

195 – Warne leads the wicket-taking charts in the Ashes, 38 clear of his counterpart Glenn McGrath (157). No bowler has taken more wickets against a single opposition in Tests as Warne’s 195 against England.

102 – The number of times Warne’s dismissed a batter for a duck; he is joint-tied with Muralitharan.

96 – Warne’s tally in Tests in 2005, the highest number of wickets registered by a bowler in a calendar year.

17 – The number of Player of the Match awards won by Warne in Tests, joint third-most with Wasim Akram and only behind Jacques Kallis (23) and Muralitharan (19).

4172 – The number of runs scored by Warne in his international career, the most in a career without a century. He holds the same record in Test cricket (3154 runs).

34 – The number of ducks Warne scored in his career, fifth from top in the all-time list.

418 – The number of times Warne got a batter caught in Tests. Only Muralitharan (435) and James Anderson (425) are ahead of him.

138 – Only Kumble (156) and Muralitharan (150) have dismissed more batters lbw than Warne in Test cricket.

116 – The number of times Warne bowled a batter in Test cricket. Again, only Muralitharan (167) and Anderson (124) are ahead.