person, that he could be an attacking bowler and also a defensive bowl as well. so his sporting prowess made him a star with the cricketing public. i think his charisma, his flamboyance off the field of play also endeared him to many fans didn't really know will care about cricket. he was never too far away from scandal. he took money from illegal bookmakers, he was banned for taking prohibited drugs, and of course his private life, you could make a miniseries out of that. he kept the tabloids in business for many years, and although he said he never chose that life, because of a single ball against mike gatting in the 1993 ashes series, changed his life, it catapulted him into fame, and fame comes with all sorts of pitfalls for many people, and that is what attracted so many other people to the life of shame warne, his indiscretions and his scandals, as well as his undoubted skill and