Waugh showers praise on Warney

Calling Warne the "ultimate wickettaking machine" Waugh added only a handful of batsmen, have managed to better him in contests.

Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has hailed Shane Warne as the "ultimate wickettaking machine" and said only a handful of batsmen, which includes Sachin Tendulkar, have managed to come out on level terms or better than him in contests with the ace leg spinner.

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Writing for 'Daily Telegraph', Waugh named in no particular order, Hansie Cronje, Tendulkar, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Salim Malik, Brian Lara and Graham Gooch as a handful of players who could say they have come out on level terms or better than him.

All praise for his former teammate, Waugh said Warne, who surpassed Muttiah Muralitharan as the highest wickettaker in Test cricket on Friday, never got tired of working on improving his genius.