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Yasir Shah delighted by Shane Warne’s tweet

Shane Warne had praised the leggie who made his Pakistan debut.

Yasir Shah dismissed centurion David Warner on Friday © Getty Images
Yasir Shah dismissed centurion David Warner on Friday © Getty Images

Oct 25, 2014

Leg-spinner Yasir Shah was thrilled after his idol and legendary leggie Shane Warne praised him on Twitter on Saturday. Shah made his debut for Pakistan and picked three for 66 in the first innings which helped to dismiss Australia for 303.

“Shane Warne was my motivation. I started bowling leg breaks after watching him bowl on television. A friend of mine sent me a video of Warne from London and I used to watch it every day and tried to copy his action and the way he used to bowl. Warne was a legend and he is my idol,” Shah was quoted as saying by Gulf News.

 

 

Shah took the prized wicket of centurion David Warner for 133. On the dismissal, Shah said, “I was very happy to get Warner out because we needed his wicket as he was playing fast. Everyone was giving me advice. Younis Khan and Misbah [ul-Haq] were very supportive and giving me advice, so it was good support all around,” he said.

On the debut opportunity, Shah added, “I was a bit nervous because the occasion was big, but then I became normal and bowled with a plan. This was a big occasion for me so I had planned to bowl in one direction, one spot and all the seniors motivated me to focus on a good line and length.”

 

 

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