When Shane Warne made his Test debut against India in 1992, he knew it was an uphill battle. After all, Indian batsmen are the best players of spin. Well, that’s exactly what happened.
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Ravi Shastri subjected Warne to some brutal punishment and it was a rough initiation for the leg-spinner at top level. By the end of it, Warne had figures of 1/150 in 45 overs while Shastri made 206 in 477 balls. The knock contained 17 fours and 2 sixes. Warne did get Shastri out, but the damage was done. It remained the highest Test score by an Indian Down Under until Rahul Dravid’s 233 in 2003 which was then broken by Sachin Tendulkar in 2004.
Shastri would leave the game later that year. However over the next 15 years, Warne would leave a legacy of being one of the best bowlers in the world. After that inauspicious start, it was a great career that followed.