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Sir Garfield can’t honestly be Sober

Sir Garfield Sobers, a cricket legend from the West Indies, has labeled Shane Warne as overrated, arguing that he is neither the best spinner nor the top leg-spin bowler in cricket history.

In his foreword for the new book *In a League of Their Own: 100 Cricket Legends Select Their World XI*, Sobers claims that Warne’s failure to master the googly ranks him behind India’s Subhash Gupte as the sport’s greatest leg-spinner.

“Shane Warne is often touted as a great of the current game, but I have my doubts about him,” Sobers asserts.

“While I acknowledge his greatness as a bowler, I’m uncertain how he stacks up against spinners in general.”

“People tend to get carried away with his talents, especially since he scarcely bowled a decent googly.”

“To me, Shane Warne excels in turning the ball. His aggressive attitude appeals to me; I admire the way he goes after batsmen, and I fully support that as not many spinners adopt such an approach. However, in my view, Subhash Gupte was the superior leg-spinner.”

Gupte managed to take 149 wickets at an average of 29.55 over 36 Tests for India, while Warne gathered 708 wickets at an average of 25.41 across 145 matches.

In contrast, Warne’s long-time competitor, Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, accrued 800 wickets in just 133 matches with an average of 22.72.

Buford Balony says: Garfield can’t have been very sober on that day; he must have been intoxicated.

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