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Its been 15 years, but it feels like last week. Catching a train from Manchester to Birmingham with my father, munching on potato chips and talking about a rather one-sided semi-final between Pakistan and <keyword id="22501" type="COUNTRY" weightage="40" keywordseo="New-Zealand">New Zealand</keyword> that we'd just taken in, watching the 1964 <keyword id="17991" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="James-Bond">James Bond</keyword> flick Goldfinger on the eve of the game, bumping in to Pat Symcox in the lobby of our hotel the morning of it, and then trooping over to Edgbaston for the second semi-final of the 1999 World Cup. 
 But that's secondary. We're only talking about this day because of what transpired on the cricket field on June 17, 1999 - exactly 15 years ago. So lets rewind to that lovely English summer's day. The day <keyword id="17439" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Shane-Warne">Shane Warne</keyword> enjoyed his best day in Australian yellow. 
 It is, truly, the stuff of folklore; the bizarre last over, with the two boundaries hammered by <keyword id="209561" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Lance-Klusener">Lance Klusener</keyword>, the inexplicable mix-up with <keyword id="56876" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Allan-Donald">Allan Donald</keyword>, the scores tied. But anyone who was at Edgbaston that day will say that it belonged to Warne. Five months after a return from shoulder injury, Warne bowled a spell eerily reminiscent of the semi-finals of the previous World Cup, when victory had threatened to slip out of Australia's reach. 
 <keyword id="6355117" type="COUNTRY" weightage="40" keywordseo="South-Africa">South Africa</keyword>, chasing 213, were 43 for 0 with Herschelle Gibbs and <keyword id="12706" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Gary-Kirsten">Gary Kirsten</keyword> looking good when Warne was tossed the ball. If ever there was a symphony orchestrated in one over, it was Warne's second. Ambling in, tongue protruding and eyes fixed firmly on Gibbs, he unleashed a beauty. The ball looped up, drifted away, landed in the rough outside leg stump, and fizzed past a dumbfounded Gibbs to clip off. Gibbs could only stand in disbelief, refusing to acknowledge that he had been bowled. 
 Five deliveries later, Warne floated another one up in the footmarks outside leg, Kirsten went down to sweep, missed, and the ball hit off again. Hansie Cronje lasted just two deliveries, as an attempted flick to the onside went to first slip and Warne had three wickets in eight alls. Called back for his final spell, Warne added <keyword id="61954" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Jacques-Kallis">Jacques Kallis</keyword> to his kitty and a spell of 4 for 29 had been completed. 
 We all know how that epic match ended, but for this writer it is the memory of watching Warne in action for the first time live that trumps everything else. Even being invited up the stairs to the TV broadcaster's box and seeing Ian Botham and Geoffrey Boycott just feet away, while narrowly missing bumping in to <keyword id="6367229" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Ricky-Ponting">Ricky Ponting</keyword> on the way down. That was the effect Warnie had.

15 Years On, Shane Warne's Edgbaston Magic Endures

Indian cricketer Virat <keyword id="6360637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kohli" source="Orion">Kohli</keyword> spoke on the qualities of <keyword id="6354759" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bangladesh" source="Orion">Bangladesh</keyword> captain <keyword id="322794" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shakib-al-hasan" source="Orion">Shakib Al-Hasan</keyword> ahead of their match at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, here and added that "there are no big teams" in the mega sporting spectacle. "Over the years, I've played a lot against him. He's got amazing control. He's a very experienced bowler. He bowls very well with the new ball, knows how to deceive the batsman, and is also very economical," Kohli told Star Sports. "You have to play your best against all these bowlers, and if you aren't able to, these bowlers are able to create pressure and increase the chances of getting you out. There are no big teams in the World Cup. Whenever you start focusing only on bigger teams, an upset happens." For the records, on Tuesday, the Netherlands stunned South Africa and last week, Afghanistan shocked defending champions. Meanwhile, Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al-Hasan spoke on the value of Virat Kohli's wicket. "He's a special batsman, probably the best batsman in the modern era. I think I'm lucky to get him out 5 times. Of course, it will give me great pleasure, taking his wicket." <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> all-rounder Hardik Pandya also spoke about the value of Shakib Al-Hasan. "He is a very street-smart cricketer, has been carrying Bangladesh on his shoulders for the longest years." The bowling coach of the Bangladesh cricket team Allan Donald spoke on how the team is preparing for Kohli. "I think Virat Kohli is the guy for me that you think about the night before, or two days out because that's how we value his scalp."

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<ul><li>International Cricket Council finally inducts <keyword id="6354267" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="sachin-tendulkar">Sachin Tendulkar</keyword> in its <keyword id="65096" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hall-of-Fame">Hall of Fame</keyword></li><li>South African legend Allan Donald and two-time World-cup winner Cathryn Fitzpatrick were also inducted into ICC’s Hall of Fame, at the same time.</li><li>He started his career at the early age of 16 and was the only batsman to make hundred international hundreds.</li></ul> India’s iconic batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, was enlisted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame on Sunday night. "It's a huge honour for me," said Tendulkar during the ceremony. South African legend Allan Donald and two-time World-cup winner Cathryn Fitzpatrick were also inducted into ICC’s Hall of Fame, at the same time. <div type="twitter" handle="ICC" handlename="ICC" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/853850199609024512/Rjw4RCp7_normal.jpg" favoritecount="19493" retweetcount="3539" status="Highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket ✅ Highest run-scorer in the history of ODI cricket ✅ Scorer of… https://t.co/ICxmBujDZy" createdat="1563485490000" id="1151967756885090314"></div>
 Favourite Son Tendulkar set the bar in modern-day batsmanship and in doing so, became the favourite son of a nation, <a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1281517/featured">wrote</a> ICC. Previously, five cricketers from India were enlisted in the Hall of Fame including Bishan Singh Bedi, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev in 2009, Anil Kumble in 2015 and <keyword id="2727" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rahul-Dravid">Rahul Dravid</keyword> in 2018. Sachin, despite having such a historic record for his performance, wasn’t inducted last year because he wasn’t eligible for it. Any player inducted to ICC’s Hall of Fame<a href="https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-why-rahul-dravid-was-inducted-into-icc-hall-of-fame-before-sachin-tendulkar-2632743"> must have quit International cricket minimum for 5 years</a>. Sachin Tendulkar retired in November 2013. Tendulkar still has a strong fan following in spite of his retirement. He receives the loudest cheer at the stadiums in India and abroad. He recently made his debut as a cricket commentator. In his long and illustrious career, he scored 34,357 runs across formats and is the only batsman to have 100 international centuries tucked under his belt. Sachin made his cricket career debut at the age of 15 in Ranji Trophy in 1989 and scored a 100 against Gujarat. He was selected in the Indian cricket team by Raj Singh Durgarpur when he was 16. Tendulkar played his first cricket match against Pakistan in Karachi and scored 15 runs. Sachin’s performance peaked during 1994 and 1999. Sachin scored his first ODI century during Australia in Sri Lanka at Colombo on 9 September 1994. Even after five years of his retirement, Sachin remains the highest scorer of test cricket.

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