Test Cricket, unlike other sports, is a game of multilayered narrative. It's less a sport & more a novel being written over 5 days of sine waves.
Exactly why the greats of the format attain mythical hero status - their wins & losses metaphors of human condition. 1/4
#ShaneWarne
Exactly why the greats of the format attain mythical hero status - their wins & losses metaphors of human condition. 1/4
#ShaneWarne
Among this pantheon of heros, #ShaneWarne was the most unusual one. A spinner in a world of pace.
He didn't behave like a part of the drama. He ran his own indie play centrestage while others recited mugged up lines of an epic. He made 'free will' look possible, even easy.
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He didn't behave like a part of the drama. He ran his own indie play centrestage while others recited mugged up lines of an epic. He made 'free will' look possible, even easy.
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In personal life, he had many failings. A mix of ego, entitlement, and masculine toxicity perhaps, going by the reported cases. But on field, he made even his failures look inspiring.
He played like there's not enough time. Quickly running back with the next delivery.
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He played like there's not enough time. Quickly running back with the next delivery.
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In the end, he completed one last step towards becoming a mythical figure. He departed before his time, he departed quickly.
He gave us a hell of a story to narrate. We can say we lived through a time when #ShaneWarne used to bowl in 5-day matches of a strange game.
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He gave us a hell of a story to narrate. We can say we lived through a time when #ShaneWarne used to bowl in 5-day matches of a strange game.
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