I have tried to copy his actions at some stage or the other – Virat Kohli on Shane Warne

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Kohli says Warne was a positive person

Former India skipper Virat Kohli says the interaction with the late Australia legend Shane Warne was a learning experience and constructive conversation while a legend died due to a suspected heart attack at the age of 52.

The former Indian and IPL franchise RCB skipper Virat Kohli says the interaction with the late Australian legend Shane Warne was a learning experience and constructive conversation. Shane Warne passed away in Thailand, aged 52, due to a “suspected heart attack”. 

“I have tried to copy his actions at some stage or the other. That’s the impact he had on the game of cricket, and he was an amazing human being as well. I had a chance to speak to him quite a bit off the field as well,”

Kohli said on RCB Bold Diaries.

“He was always positive and none of his conversations were random. It was always constructive, that you can learn from and spoke very passionately about Test cricket and cricket in general, he just loved the game.”

The Australian legend was a spin magician who made the world fall in love with his craft. He is credited with reviving the art of leg-spin bowling. He took 708 wickets from 145 tests, in a distinguished career spanning 15 years.

He was the second-highest wicket-taker in the history of test cricket, behind Muttiah Muralitharan, with 708 wickets to his name.

He had played 194 One Day Internationals for Australia in which he took 293 wickets. He has scored 3154 runs in his Test career and 1018 runs in the 50-over format.

He guided Australia to win the World Cup in 1999 and took more wickets than any other bowlers in Ashes cricket, the tally standing at 195.

In 2013, he was enrolled in the ICC Hall of the Fame.

Warne’s death came as a shock not just to the cricket community but beyond.

“It was a shock to everyone, but we can just smile and look back at his cricketing career, his achievements, and his life, he lived the way he wanted to live.

“He is probably the most confident personality that I have met, I am grateful that I have got to know him a little bit off the field as well,”

Kohli added.

For Countryman Glenn Maxwell, Warne was a “hero” growing up, who changed the mindset of spin bowling.

“I had a lot of heroes when I was growing up watching people play, not necessarily just from cricket but from other sports as well, Shane Warne was certainly one of them.

“He revolutionized the game, he changed the perception of spin bowling around the world. All of a sudden, after he came on the scene, every team needed to have a leg-spinner to be a successful team,”

Maxwell said.

“I suppose the person that he was away from the field was probably more inspiring to me.”

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