7-YEAR-OLD BOY'S 'BALL OF THE CENTURY' MANAGES TO IMPRESS THE GREAT SHANE WARNE

7-year-old Ahmad Abbas keeps bowling leg spinners in his hometown of Kashmir. However, little did he know that one such clip would grab the attention of Australian spin legend Shane Warne.

Earlier this year, Ahmad trundled up and bowled a googly which pitched and snaked back in to smash the stumps of the batsman at the other end. He was mobbed by his teammates as the young man broke into wild celebrations.

A video of the entire scene was captured and put up on Twitter by Jammu and Kashmir-based journalist Mufti Islah. Islah also tagged Shane Warne, terming it the 'ball of the century'.

Easily ball of the century. A googly that turns a metre and a half. @ShaneWarne take a look. You have some competition. pic.twitter.com/GEanTVuVME

— Mufti Islah (@islahmufti) July 23, 2018

Such was the skill of the young man that this particular ball became the cynosure of all eyes and social media was drooling over the delivery. It caught the attention of Shane Warne, who was impressed by the young man.

This is outstanding ! Well bowled young man 👍 https://t.co/NfADPHXj4F

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) December 5, 2018

After Warne’s Twitter praise for Ahmad, the young boy became a topic of discussion during Fox Cricket’s lunch break broadcast on day two of the first Test between India and Australia.

 

 

 

 

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Is this the ball of the century⁉️ @shanewarne23 approves ✅ . . . . . #foxcricket #cricket #ausvind #india #australia #bigbreak #warne #warnie #ballofthecentury

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