Shane Warne: The numbers that matter
Warne is the second-highest wicket taker in international cricket across formats.
Shane Warne, one of world's greatest-ever bowlers, passed away at the age of 52 in Thailand after suffering from a suspected heart attack. Warne is the second-highest wicket taker in international cricket across formats. Here are some statistics that suggest how magnificent a cricketer he was.
1001 - The number of wickets taken by Warne during his storied career. He's just one of the two bowlers to have breached the 1000-wicket mark in international cricket's history. The other is Muttiah Muralitharan.
708 - The number of wickets taken by Warne in Test cricket. He was the first bowler to breach the milestone of 600 wickets and 700 wickets as well.
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96 - The number of wickets taken by Warne in a calendar year - 2005 - the most by any bowler in history.
37 - The number of five-wicket hauls taken by Warne in Tests. This is the second most in the format's history.
1440 - The number of days it took Warne to reach 200 Test wickets - the quickest by anyone.
125 - Warne is just the second player in history to have taken 300 wickets and 100-plus catches in Test cricket.
3154 - The number of runs Warne scored in his Test career - the most by anyone in history without scoring a hundred. The closest he came to the milestone was in 2001 when he fell on 99 against New Zealand in Perth.
