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SHANE WARNE'S deceptive spin has foxed many good batsmen. Geoff Boycott was once asked how he would have batted if he had to face Warne during his playing career. "Oh, I would have watched him very closely indeed. I would have taken a single and gone over to the non-striker's end. That is how closely I would have watched him," said Boycott.

MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN was a medium pace bowler at his school — St. Anthony's College. But his school coach Sunil Fernando found that when he occasionally bowled off spin during net practice, Murali seemed more effective and advised him to switch to spin bowling. The coach's advice proved to be the crucial factor in Murali's career.

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