LONDON, July 20: Australia great Shane Warne was inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame at Lord’s on Friday.

The leg-spin legend received the honour during the tea interval of the second day of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia.

Warne, credited with reviving interest in leg-spin outside Asia, was the first bowler to take 700 Test wickets and represented Australia in 145 Tests between 1992 and 2007. In all, he took 708 Test wickets at an average of 25.41.

Warne also took 293 wickets in 194 One-day Internationals at an average of 25.73 and was a member of the Australia side that beat Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup final at Lord’s where his team-mates included fellow Hall of Famers Glenn McGrath and Steve Waugh.

His return in the final of four wickets for 33 runs in nine overs saw Warne named Man-of-the-Match.

“I’m very honoured and proud to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame today and I thank the voting academy very much for even considering me,” Warne said on Friday.

“I am delighted that I am celebrating my induction with my friends and family in front of the crowd at Lord’s during the second Ashes Test.”—AFP