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IT IS no secret Shane Warne has become something of a mentor — indeed a confidant — to Pakistan twirler Yasir Shah.
The greatest leg-spinner of all-time has offered advice, coaching and tutelage to the bowler he believes is the best wrist-spinner in world cricket.
Shah grew up idolising Warne, and now he is heeding his message.
But behind closed doors and on text message conversations between the two, what has Warne’s message been to Shah?
It’s been pretty simple, Warne told Channel 9 on Thursday.
“Basically I tried to get him to a little bit more patient,” Warne said.
“He is a bundle of energy and has got all the toys. He’s got a straight one, a good leg-break that spins and a wrong-un.
“He approached me and I said I was more than happy to have a chat to him. Every time I’m there when he’s playing we catch up — like in England during (their) summer.”
Warne evidently said the right things to the 30-year-old in the UK back in June, with Shah becoming the first spinner since Englishman Derek Underwood in the 1970s to notch a 10-wicket haul at Lord’s.
It was one of Shah’s two 10-wicket Tests that complement his eight five-wicket hauls. Only one bowler in history has reached 100 wickets in fewer than Shah’s 17 Tests.
Now in his 20th, the bubbly spinner was quizzing Warne before play on Thursday once again.
“Today he was just asking how I liked the Gabba and what did I like to do here,” Warne said.
“I said getting them to drive is key and there is some good pace and bounce here. It’s not one of those wickets where you bowl fast and into the pitch. It’s one of those ones where you need to bowl a little bit slower and get the batsman driving.”
The ploy worked in the first session when Shah lulled Usman Khawaja forward. The left-hander, convinced he had reached the pitch of the ball, attempted to whip the Pakistani through the on-side, only for the pink Kookaburra to dip at the last moment.
All Khawaja could do in the split second he was deceived was to meekly chip it to Misbah-ul-Huq at short mid-wicket. He was out, and Shah was rapturous.
There is only one thing Warne wishes Shah would improve, and it’s not his bowling.
“He always loves a chat,” Warne continued.
“I just wish he’d get a bit of sleep. Sometimes he messages me very early in the morning for a tip and I’m just getting in!”
If Shah continues on his current trajectory, Warne may not be the only Aussie suffering from sleepless nights.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket...k=e9824ae6b7c988f0b6d5d7fc9bfd515c-1481798967
The greatest leg-spinner of all-time has offered advice, coaching and tutelage to the bowler he believes is the best wrist-spinner in world cricket.
Shah grew up idolising Warne, and now he is heeding his message.
But behind closed doors and on text message conversations between the two, what has Warne’s message been to Shah?
It’s been pretty simple, Warne told Channel 9 on Thursday.
“Basically I tried to get him to a little bit more patient,” Warne said.
“He is a bundle of energy and has got all the toys. He’s got a straight one, a good leg-break that spins and a wrong-un.
“He approached me and I said I was more than happy to have a chat to him. Every time I’m there when he’s playing we catch up — like in England during (their) summer.”
Warne evidently said the right things to the 30-year-old in the UK back in June, with Shah becoming the first spinner since Englishman Derek Underwood in the 1970s to notch a 10-wicket haul at Lord’s.
It was one of Shah’s two 10-wicket Tests that complement his eight five-wicket hauls. Only one bowler in history has reached 100 wickets in fewer than Shah’s 17 Tests.
Now in his 20th, the bubbly spinner was quizzing Warne before play on Thursday once again.
“Today he was just asking how I liked the Gabba and what did I like to do here,” Warne said.
“I said getting them to drive is key and there is some good pace and bounce here. It’s not one of those wickets where you bowl fast and into the pitch. It’s one of those ones where you need to bowl a little bit slower and get the batsman driving.”
The ploy worked in the first session when Shah lulled Usman Khawaja forward. The left-hander, convinced he had reached the pitch of the ball, attempted to whip the Pakistani through the on-side, only for the pink Kookaburra to dip at the last moment.
All Khawaja could do in the split second he was deceived was to meekly chip it to Misbah-ul-Huq at short mid-wicket. He was out, and Shah was rapturous.
There is only one thing Warne wishes Shah would improve, and it’s not his bowling.
“He always loves a chat,” Warne continued.
“I just wish he’d get a bit of sleep. Sometimes he messages me very early in the morning for a tip and I’m just getting in!”
If Shah continues on his current trajectory, Warne may not be the only Aussie suffering from sleepless nights.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket...k=e9824ae6b7c988f0b6d5d7fc9bfd515c-1481798967
