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A review by abhireadingnotes
No Spin: My Autobiography by Shane Warne
4.0
This book would make my list of 'Top 5 Cricket Autobiographies'. It helps you understand Warne beyond the cricket field. He was once an Aussie Rules football player but then shifted to cricket when he knew football would not work for him. There were a lot of controversies he had to endure like a potential match fixing scandal, a year long ban for drugs, media images of his private texts to women and more. But what came through the most was his deep passion and love for the game. He had a briliant cricket mind. You would not get 700 wickets if he did not have one. But he was also a good captain as seen from his stints at Rajasthan Royals and Hampshire. He did not get along too well with the later batch of Australian cricketers (Adam Gilchrist, Steve Waugh) but got along really well with the group of the early 90's (Mark Waugh, Allan Border). This book is most importantly an ode to the art of leg spin bowling by one of its greatest proponents. If you like leg spin bowling you will have a lot to look forward to in this book.