: For the king, by a King: In a fitting tribute to Warne, Alana turns World Cup match for Australia #IndiaNEWS Leg-spinner Alana King was one of millions stunned by the news of Shane Warne’s tragic

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For the king, by a King: In a fitting tribute to Warne, Alana turns World Cup match for Australia #IndiaNEWS
Leg-spinner Alana King was one of millions stunned by the news of Shane Warne’s tragic passing at the age of 52.A bowler entirely in the Warne mould, her tribute was one of the first to come out of the Australia camp at ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022.Her post on Twitter read: “Cannot fathom the news I’ve woken up to. An idol & the biggest inspiration to me. Everyone wanted to be like Warnie and I was sure one of them. A character who revolutionised the art of spin bowling & brought plenty of flare to the game. You’ll be missed King.�And when Australia and England took to the pitch for their World Cup opener, the tributes from King to her fellow Victorian kept coming as Australia downed England by 12 runs.First, King, her teammates and opponents observed an impeccable minute’s silence in tribute to Warne and fellow Australian legend Rod Marsh who had died only hours before him, and they all took to the field wearing black armbands.King was first called on to bowl in the 26th over. After a morning spent with her mind elsewhere and with England still charging at 133 for two, she would have been forgiven for not being at...Read more

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