The thing is though, that Cullinan was not a bad player of spin. He had good records against the other major spinners of the time - Kumble and Murali. But somehow...Shane Warne managed to get into his head....and live there rentfree.
Wasn't there a Cullinan sledge to Warne about his weight? I thought it went along the lines of, Warnie "I've been waiting 4 years to bowl to you again" Cullinan replied "looks like you've spent the whole time eating!":
That wasn’t the full story : when cullinan came out to bat : Warne said “ I’ve waited 4 years to ball to you “ Cullinan replied “ looks like your spent the past 4 years eating “ Referring to Warne putting on lots of weight.
Warnie was all over cullinan every time Australia 🇦🇺 played South Africa 🇿🇦 remember Shane use to say that he was like a rabbit 🐰 caught in headlights!! Miss you Shane may you rest in peace 🏴🇦🇺🏴🇦🇺
So is it acceptable, when responding to a sledge, to insult the sledgers family, or does it have to be just the sledger? I’ve had your mum…and then as he’s actually in the delivery stride…and she was rubbish.
@uniqueyunus Is this relevant in this comment section? Warne may have had a bad series or two, but his overall career achievements are astonishingly good. Here is what 100 cricket journalists from all over the world (including the subcontinent) feel where Shane Warne ought to be... that too, just 7 to 8 years into his career. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Century
You don't understand Warne then. His mental game was his biggest weapon. He was ruthless in his pursuit of wickets and victory for his country. Flawed human, as we all are, but undisputedly one of the greatest cricketers in history.
