Editing Leg spin (section)

==History==
In the 1970s and 1980s, it was thought that leg spin would disappear from the game due to the success of West Indian, and later Australian teams, exclusively using fast bowlers. During this time [[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]] of [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] was the highest-profile leg spinner in the world and is sometimes credited with "keeping the art alive".<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38973.html Abdul Qadir, player profile] [[Scyld Berry]] et al., [[Cricinfo]], 1998 and November 2008.</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/may/19/farewell-shane-warne-cricket Farewell to Shane Warne as cricket's great teaser bowls his final ball] [[Mike Selvey]], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 19 May 2011.</ref> However, leg spin has again become popular with cricket fans and a successful part of cricket teams, driven largely by the success of [[Shane Warne]], beginning with his spectacular [[Ball of the Century]] to [[Mike Gatting]] in 1993.