No Spin: My Autobiography
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Summary
‘My story， without the spin。’
From the start of his glittering career in 1992， to his official retirement from all formats of the game in 2013， Shane Warne has long desired to tell his incredible story without compromise。 No Spin is that very story。 It will offer a compelling intimate voice， true insight and a pitch-side seat to one of cricket’s finest eras， making this one of the ultimate must-have sports autobiographies。
Shane is not only one of the greatest living cricket legends: he is as close as the game has had since Botham to a maverick genius on the field and a true rebel spirit off it， who always gives audiences what they want。 Despite being the talismanic thorn in England’s side for nearly two decades of regular Ashes defeats， he was also much loved in the UK where he played cricket for Hampshire。 He’s also a much-admired figure in India and South Africa。
Alongside his mesmerising genius as a bowler， Shane has often been a controversial figure， and in this book he's talk with brutal honesty about some of the most challenging times in his life as a player。 Honest， thoughtful， fearless and loved by millions， Shane is always his own man and this book is a testament to his brilliant career。
From the start of his glittering career in 1992， to his official retirement from all formats of the game in 2013， Shane Warne has long desired to tell his incredible story without compromise。 No Spin is that very story。 It will offer a compelling intimate voice， true insight and a pitch-side seat to one of cricket’s finest eras， making this one of the ultimate must-have sports autobiographies。
Shane is not only one of the greatest living cricket legends: he is as close as the game has had since Botham to a maverick genius on the field and a true rebel spirit off it， who always gives audiences what they want。 Despite being the talismanic thorn in England’s side for nearly two decades of regular Ashes defeats， he was also much loved in the UK where he played cricket for Hampshire。 He’s also a much-admired figure in India and South Africa。
Alongside his mesmerising genius as a bowler， Shane has often been a controversial figure， and in this book he's talk with brutal honesty about some of the most challenging times in his life as a player。 Honest， thoughtful， fearless and loved by millions， Shane is always his own man and this book is a testament to his brilliant career。
Reviews
Richie Gibson
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A good easy read with a fair bit of GST added into the yarns。
Omar Nizam
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- Book Review: "No Spin" by Shane Warne -📚🏏🇦🇺In a word: convoluted。Legendary Australian cricketer @shanewarne23 's autobiography "No Spin" attempts to serve up a magic ball but slips and falls in it's delivery stride。 The book is one part cricket and two parts non-cricket。 And that is precisely what makes it tenuous。Such is the stature of Shane Warne "the cricketer" that a 600+ pages book with three-fourths of it about cricket and one-fourth about non-cricket would have fully satisfied the book' - Book Review: "No Spin" by Shane Warne -📚🏏🇦🇺In a word: convoluted。Legendary Australian cricketer @shanewarne23 's autobiography "No Spin" attempts to serve up a magic ball but slips and falls in it's delivery stride。 The book is one part cricket and two parts non-cricket。 And that is precisely what makes it tenuous。Such is the stature of Shane Warne "the cricketer" that a 600+ pages book with three-fourths of it about cricket and one-fourth about non-cricket would have fully satisfied the book's primary audience: the die-hard cricket fan。 But somewhere along the course of writing the book， the author himself - along with his lame duck co-author @mcjnicholas - seems to have digressed from this very important point。 Warne attempts to portray himself as a figure that has transcended the game to become something more。 While such non-cricketing details may be of interest to academics and historians， it is of little interest to the cricket fan who would much rather read about Warne's exploits as a cricketer rather than his off-field antics as a "celebrity"。The book takes about 100 excruciating pages to hit it's stride。 And for about 200 pages it delivers on it's promise before fizzling out; akin to a well set batter throwing one's wicket away。 What might have been an innings of longevity turns into a brief flashy cameo。Yet even in the brevity of it's pages related to cricket， the reader cannot help but feel awed and appreciate the genius that is the mind of Warne and shower praise for his acute cricketing acumen。 It is enough to confirm that Shane Warne is truly an Einstein when it comes to the game of cricket。Convoluted， yes。 But still definitely worth a read。 My rating: 3/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Akshay
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When you listen to Shane Warne speak， he hops on from one topic to another without spending enough time on it。 He loves to play to the gallery and enjoys living the comforts of the bubble that cricket has provided him。 The ideal pairing would be a writer who can look past these aspects and push him to talk about what lies underneath that exterior。 Mark Nicholas has written this book as a fanboy， not a writer。 Mark's autobiography is far more illuminating， and highlight's Mark's potential as a cr When you listen to Shane Warne speak， he hops on from one topic to another without spending enough time on it。 He loves to play to the gallery and enjoys living the comforts of the bubble that cricket has provided him。 The ideal pairing would be a writer who can look past these aspects and push him to talk about what lies underneath that exterior。 Mark Nicholas has written this book as a fanboy， not a writer。 Mark's autobiography is far more illuminating， and highlight's Mark's potential as a cricket writer。 Anyone could have written this book， and Mark just happened to be the writer。 The writing is too simplistic， and everything is entirely black and white。It's like watching an average high-budget Bollywood movie。 You sit through it because you have paid for it and don't want to walk out。 However， it's a waste of your money， and you feel sad because the budget could have been utilized to create a much better impact had the writer been incentivized to do his job and the subject been more willing to introspect。 。。。more
Shravan Kumar
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Shane Warne is a fascinating character。 Periods of immense success followed by lows。 I was very keen to know the man and to a great extent this autobiography manages to do that。 There is an element of defensiveness that's there which can be expected。 With Mark Nicholas involved， it was an enjoyable read Shane Warne is a fascinating character。 Periods of immense success followed by lows。 I was very keen to know the man and to a great extent this autobiography manages to do that。 There is an element of defensiveness that's there which can be expected。 With Mark Nicholas involved， it was an enjoyable read 。。。more
Pushpdeep Bahade
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If you are looking for a good sports biography then this is not the book which will fulfill your desires。Its less sports and more on Shane Warnes' personal life。 If you are looking for a good sports biography then this is not the book which will fulfill your desires。Its less sports and more on Shane Warnes' personal life。 。。。more
Dan Hill
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The icon of cricket in the 90s and 00s， and perineal trouble-maker; I knew this was going to be an interesting read。 Shane’s writing style is rather scatty and conversational， which at first seems disjointed， but as the book begins to delve more into the background and routes behind the spin and ‘spins’ in his life， the book almost reads as an audiobook。 Anyone who admires the 708 Test Wickets; one of the Wisden players of the Century， the man with the highest number of Test runs without a centu The icon of cricket in the 90s and 00s， and perineal trouble-maker; I knew this was going to be an interesting read。 Shane’s writing style is rather scatty and conversational， which at first seems disjointed， but as the book begins to delve more into the background and routes behind the spin and ‘spins’ in his life， the book almost reads as an audiobook。 Anyone who admires the 708 Test Wickets; one of the Wisden players of the Century， the man with the highest number of Test runs without a century， also get an honest review of some of his questionable life choices， with language in a traditional Aussie fashion。 His understanding of the game is bonkers， and I’ve found myself watching old clips on Youtube to get a sense of the events he talks about: Gatting Ball is just the tip of the iceberg。 。。。more
Mahesh Naidu
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What a wonderful AudioBook！A must listen for every cricket fan。 Love the No Holds Barred， No Non sense， Non PC， straigtup Warne things shared in this book
Nishant Bhagat
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Quite a sedate book coming from one of the greatest Leg spinners the world has ever seen。 The fizz and bite he got of the ball were somehow missing from the words。 It felt like playing well flighted gentle leg spinner and an occasional top spinner at best。 I guess there might be many legal as well as personal reasons for that。 I have read another biography on Shane Warne which was tabloid-ish。 This autobiography is at the other end of that spectrum。 It actually reminded me of Saurav Ganguly's au Quite a sedate book coming from one of the greatest Leg spinners the world has ever seen。 The fizz and bite he got of the ball were somehow missing from the words。 It felt like playing well flighted gentle leg spinner and an occasional top spinner at best。 I guess there might be many legal as well as personal reasons for that。 I have read another biography on Shane Warne which was tabloid-ish。 This autobiography is at the other end of that spectrum。 It actually reminded me of Saurav Ganguly's autobiography which had the potential of becoming a super spicy read but ended up being completely bland。 Warney has covered all bases well but I wish he had gone into more details especially about his match-ups with the other greats of the game。 I actually kept going back to YouTube to see some of the mesmerizing dismissals Warney had got us so used to in those days。 One of my favorite chapters of the book is a non-cricketing one。 The one where his kids discuss Shane Warne the father。 The love and respect comes out in waves and the criticisms / complaints in gentle ripples。 Well edited Mark Nicholas。 I would recommend this book to all the cricket lovers out there。 This is a significant book from one of the G。O。A。T。 of the game！ 。。。more
Ramachandra Maharudrappa
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The great Shane Warne has been his usual self and bared it all throughout this book ！ It covers Warne’s complete illustrious career and the memories associated with it， and also the personal side of him。 I personally enjoyed this book despite a few dull chapters that had nothing do with the fans who knew him as a cricketer。 Overall， a very good book。
Srikkanth Dhasarathy
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Shane Warne is a cricketing legend。 If he had used this autobiography as an excuse to go in detail about his high moments in career or worse， go in detail about his every five wicket haul， I still would not have complained。 But， like in Cricket， in this too， Shane was a breath of fresh air。 Some teammate of his had referred to him as 'Hollywood' when he was still an amateur international。 Shane lived up to the billing in his Cricket and life outside it。 This book too reads as if it's of a Hollyw Shane Warne is a cricketing legend。 If he had used this autobiography as an excuse to go in detail about his high moments in career or worse， go in detail about his every five wicket haul， I still would not have complained。 But， like in Cricket， in this too， Shane was a breath of fresh air。 Some teammate of his had referred to him as 'Hollywood' when he was still an amateur international。 Shane lived up to the billing in his Cricket and life outside it。 This book too reads as if it's of a Hollywood icon。 If in the future years， Shane becomes one， we should not be surprised。 Really glad that Shane Warne was not an Indian or an Englishman。 。。。more
Bedarshi Saha
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All the cricket relates stuff that he was narrating was great， but all the personal life portion were a little mundane to read。 Nonetheless， he was a great cricketer， one of my favorites。 I had to read it。
Asif
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An autobiography straight from the heart。 Grew up seeing this champ breaking all the records。 Spinning the web around the best of the players in his era。 Loved the first half more， I felt second half is bit dragged a bit more。
Richie
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i think that no spin is a good book。 it has cool storys amazing facts。 it gives a insite on how hard you must work to get people out and to train。 it also shows how much one coach can influence your playing ability。 over all i would give this book a 5/5
Paul Bennett
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Rambling， disjointed and self aggrandizing。 A missed opportunity。I was really looking forward to this book and I was very disappointed。 It’s very self aggrandizing （which I expected given the subject） but he labors the point （yeah， we know you got Darryl Cullinan out a few times and you don’t like Steve Waugh）。 There’s also no format to it， he jumps around all over the place。 Too much Liz Hurley and not enough cricket for my liking。An aside to his Cullinan obsession - （not mentioned in this book Rambling， disjointed and self aggrandizing。 A missed opportunity。I was really looking forward to this book and I was very disappointed。 It’s very self aggrandizing （which I expected given the subject） but he labors the point （yeah， we know you got Darryl Cullinan out a few times and you don’t like Steve Waugh）。 There’s also no format to it， he jumps around all over the place。 Too much Liz Hurley and not enough cricket for my liking。An aside to his Cullinan obsession - （not mentioned in this book） on seeing the South African walk to the crease Warne said “I’ve waited 4 years to bowl to you again”。 Cullinan looked at the portly little bowler and replied “what have you been doing， eating？” He forgot that anecdote！There are some great recent cricket books out there （Derek Pringle’s is excellent）。 Unfortunately this isn’t one of them。Thank you for your review。 。。。more
Rahul
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This is a proper autobiography of a sportsperson who has not eschewed revealing any details from his on and off-field life！
James Maylam
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I love Warney but I gave up on this book halfway through。 Written as a sort of “stream of consciousness” like a conversation with the man himself except it’s more boring and harder to follow than the Channel 9 cricket commentary team trying to fill airtime during a rain break！ Dreadful book。
Kiran
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Very open account of his life and stays true to the title！ Doesnt mince words and doesnt hold back or try to be diplomatic。 Towards the end it started rolling off on stuff a lot outside cricket which dragged the book a bit， but thats acceptable given its about his life and not just life in cricket。
Scott
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Cracking honest memoir from Warnie。 Not many sport stars hit the very top of their profession。 Very， very few get named in their lifetime as one of the five best players to have played the game ever。Even less people have the balls to be part of one of the best teams in the history of their sport and say for large periods they didn't like any of their teammates really。 Such is Warne's honesty。His family are uber important to him but like a lot of great maestros and enigmas long term love is both Cracking honest memoir from Warnie。 Not many sport stars hit the very top of their profession。 Very， very few get named in their lifetime as one of the five best players to have played the game ever。Even less people have the balls to be part of one of the best teams in the history of their sport and say for large periods they didn't like any of their teammates really。 Such is Warne's honesty。His family are uber important to him but like a lot of great maestros and enigmas long term love is both wanted but fleeting for various reasons。His chapters on the Art of Spin and what he's done after his Test career has finished are really interesting I thought。 His relationship with the media （much like Botham's book I've read recently） is interesting and he discusses specific events in detail which I wasn't expecting。 The diuretic and follow up fall out with certain teams mates was worth getting the book for alone。 His hole in one at a world famous golf course， his love of big game poker and his chapter on his charity work were also things I didn't know about。The book is as big， open and entertaining as his career has seemingly been。 A very breezy read and a sight behind the curtain of the real man。 He doesn't shirk having a go at people whether friends or teammates that had done something behind his back。 He's willing to discuss and admit his many mistakes too。 Just what an autobiography should be。One bit I do love。 He's adamant Kasprowicz wasn't out at the end of the Edgbaston Test in 2005 and it still rankles。 Can't help finding that funny considering the amount of hurt he's dealt out to the English his entire career。 We've still got the memory of the Greatest Test Series ever。 。。。more
Maak Desai
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Wizard at work。 One of the beat biography i' ve read。The book is a classic， like a great spell in a test match。 The best non indian peraonality I habe every known。 I hated the good old world beater Aussies and I loved the spirit with which they appreciated good cricket。 Warne is a wizards。 Simply loved knowing him through this book。 Thoroughly enjoyed the journey mate。 Wizard at work。 One of the beat biography i' ve read。The book is a classic， like a great spell in a test match。 The best non indian peraonality I habe every known。 I hated the good old world beater Aussies and I loved the spirit with which they appreciated good cricket。 Warne is a wizards。 Simply loved knowing him through this book。 Thoroughly enjoyed the journey mate。 。。。more
Saptadeep Chatterjee
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The best sports book I have read。 The insights into his art and mind is how it should be written。
Kunal Kale
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its unfortunate to see such a brilliant cricket player of his times got involved into controversies。never the less his performance was outstanding， mind-blowing。 one of the greatest leg spinner of the century， still remember his ball to mike gatting， the ball of the century。
Santosh Ghosh
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This book is a must-read， not only for cricket lovers around the world， but for fans of any sport。 Of course， I have known of Shane Warne since the early 1990s， especially when he burst onto the Ashes scene at Old Trafford in June 1993 with his first ever delivery on English soil， the famous 'Gatting ball'， and I certainly shared the sentiment of the Oval crowd on that great day in September 2005 when we finally got the Ashes back after 18 long years; in what was to be Warnie's last ever test ap This book is a must-read， not only for cricket lovers around the world， but for fans of any sport。 Of course， I have known of Shane Warne since the early 1990s， especially when he burst onto the Ashes scene at Old Trafford in June 1993 with his first ever delivery on English soil， the famous 'Gatting ball'， and I certainly shared the sentiment of the Oval crowd on that great day in September 2005 when we finally got the Ashes back after 18 long years; in what was to be Warnie's last ever test appearance in England， the chant "We wish you were English！" rang out - with good reason！ Widely regarded as the best leg spinner ever to have played the game， Shane Warne was， it could be argued， also the best bowler of all time; 708 test wickets in a career spanning nearly 15 years， during which he put the fear of God in most opposing batsmen， not to mention many fans， would seem to lend weight to this claim （though Muttiah Muralithian may have something to say about that）！ Had Shane Warne been on our side， I don't think we would have had to wait so long to get that little urn back。 This work gives us many fascinating insights into Warne's cricketing philosophy， his burning desire to win， some of the great and not so great matches throughout his career （he did get smashed all over the park by Ravi Shastri during his test debut at Sydney in early 1992）， exchanges with teammates and opponents both on and off the field， and there is even a detailed and pretty challenging chapter on the art of leg spin， the 'flipper'， the 'leg-break'， the 'wrong'un'， explanations of how and where to position the ball in the hand， how the fingers should be spread， what to do with the wrist and what the rest of the body should be doing when the ball is released。 Yet we learn much more about Shane Warne the man， the husband， the father and the friend。 Like the rest of us， he is flawed， and he is brutally honest about his weaknesses throughout。 The book presents an image of an impulsive man who lives life to the full， sometimes on the edge， though not outside the law。 He doesn't always consider the consequences of his actions， and this gets him into trouble at times。 However， I don't think the media always treated him well， a view I held even before reading this。 His fierce loyalty comes through in the book， towards his family， his teammates and his friends， and I definitely see Warnie as a decent and fun guy I'd love to go out and have a beer with。The narrative style is direct！ He tells it like it is， occasionally using some fairly robust language to do so。 Mark Nicholas was quite right not to remove it all， though he did feel the need to tone it down a bit， as he says in his introduction。 I also absolutely love the humour in the book; his claim that "I want to finish bottom of the Fair Play League and top of the IPL！"， not to mention his hilarious account of his one and only （monumentally unsuccessful） attempt at using autocue when called upon to read the sports news one morning on national television in Australia were， for instance， quite literally 'LOL' moments for me。 I was totally hooked on this autobiography， from start to finish！ I have always had a great deal of respect for Warnie anyway， both as a cricketer and a pundit on Sky Sports， and I now know more about him as a human being， a great bloke！ A brilliant read， highly recommended！ As people like Ricky Ponting， Michael Clarke， Glen McGrath or any of the other Aussie cricketers used to say to him immediately after a really good delivery:"Nice， Shane！" 。。。more
Lumumba Zikalala
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Warney is no philosopher。 In the pages of this biography he is an opinionated， impulsive， belligerent， vain gambler。 He has his moments of humour and clarity but he holds back and wants to be liked at others。Is he aware of the sphere of white male privilege In which he operates， with his many glowing references to Johann Rupert， a South African billionaire who was fast-tracked to that status by the infrastructure of apartheid？ Warney comes across as an insulated white Playboy who sails on yachts Warney is no philosopher。 In the pages of this biography he is an opinionated， impulsive， belligerent， vain gambler。 He has his moments of humour and clarity but he holds back and wants to be liked at others。Is he aware of the sphere of white male privilege In which he operates， with his many glowing references to Johann Rupert， a South African billionaire who was fast-tracked to that status by the infrastructure of apartheid？ Warney comes across as an insulated white Playboy who sails on yachts， drives Ferraris， and trots the globe， oblivious to the inequalities which make those excesses possible。 Best not to expect much reflexivity from this former athlete。 。。。more
Abhishek Shetty
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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 brilian 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。 。。。more
fiona mackay
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AutobiographyWell where to start？ Thank you for a wonderful insight into the life of a cricketer ，father， son， friend ， husband， partner。 I have really enjoyed your book。I'm not a cricketer but do enjoy watching it。 Your book is insightful in how life is lived and Sport is played at any level。Thank you。 AutobiographyWell where to start？ Thank you for a wonderful insight into the life of a cricketer ，father， son， friend ， husband， partner。 I have really enjoyed your book。I'm not a cricketer but do enjoy watching it。 Your book is insightful in how life is lived and Sport is played at any level。Thank you。 。。。more
Sam
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Hesitant to read this as an England fan but decided I could swallow my pride and see what its like。 Very glad I did as is a very entertaining book about a very entertaining person with lots of great insights into the mindset and hours of training required to excel。 Also interesting to learn that all the ridiculous names for different delivery types actually mean something。Also quite refreshing to learn about someone quite literally being at the top of their sport and still being able to enjoy a Hesitant to read this as an England fan but decided I could swallow my pride and see what its like。 Very glad I did as is a very entertaining book about a very entertaining person with lots of great insights into the mindset and hours of training required to excel。 Also interesting to learn that all the ridiculous names for different delivery types actually mean something。Also quite refreshing to learn about someone quite literally being at the top of their sport and still being able to enjoy a good night out （to put in mildly）。Is a bit long as towards the end got a bit fed up with him stating all his views and opinions on how test cricket should be improved as facts rather than what they were。。。opinions as I disagreed strongly with some of them。 But then again-I haven't taken 700+ test wickets so may have to swallow my pride once more。 。。。more
Adithya Shashidhara
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Fantastic read。 Just like his bowling， full of flair， passion and aggression。
David Cook
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I thought this book was ok。 At the end of the book， it felt like I'd just sat and had a good chat with Shane Warne。 It's written in a very casual way。 Still， I wished he'd talked a little more about his personal life。 I thought this book was ok。 At the end of the book， it felt like I'd just sat and had a good chat with Shane Warne。 It's written in a very casual way。 Still， I wished he'd talked a little more about his personal life。 。。。more
Parag Mandpe
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Shane Warne takes you on a no-holds barred journey of his life， very interesting read。
Rohit Sudarshan
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