Talk about revival of the noble art of leg spin and you won't be able to look beyond Shane Warne. With a slight twist of his right wrist on an early summer day at Old Trafford in 1993, Warne bamboozled England batsman Mike Gatting that came to be known as 'Ball of the Century'. As the cricketing world gears up for the Ashes series between England and Australia later this month, it is time to revisit Warne's delivery more than anything else.

It was June 4, 1993, at England's Old Trafford. The bleached blonde-haired Warne, who had taken just 31 wickets in 11 Test matches up to that point, was preparing to deliver his first ball on English soil. Mike Gatting, a stocky Middlesex batter and a part-time spinner, appeared ready to face Warne. Gatting was one of the best players of spin from that time, so in order to deal with a rookie, Warne would have not been a big issue for him.