'Waugh was no match-winner': Rated behind Lehmann by Warne

LONDON: Shane Warne's list of 50 greatest cricketers, continues to raise heckles with the leggie ranking Darren Lehmann higher than Steve Waugh in his third installment, which does not feature any Indian either.

Having already triggered debate with the first two installments his rankings, a nonchalant Warne today announced the list of players he rated from 21st to 30th, in which he ranked Lehmann 25th, just ahead of his former captain Waugh.

"The countdown gets closer to the nitty-gritty and the analysis of one of my former captains seems sure to ruffle a few feathers here and there," Warne said in his column for 'The Times'.

His cryptic message for Waugh was 'Steve, match-saving not enough.'

So far, the Indian trio of Kapil Dev (40th), Ravi Shastri (42) and Dilip Vengsarkar (44) have made it to the Warne list.

Warne began with David Boon at 21, describing the 'keg on legs' as a 'wonderful player, a rock-solid citizen and outstanding fielder at bat-pad', followed by former Kiwi captain Martin Crowe.

"I played against Crowe early in my career and did not bowl to many more elegant batsmen in the years after he retired," Warne said.

At 23 came another Kiwi, Stephen Fleming, whom Warne described as 'definitely the best captain I have played against'.