Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne will on Monday be inducted into Australian cricket's Hall of Fame.

Warne took 708 Test wickets - second only to Muttiah Muralitharan - in a glittering career in which he propelled Australia to many a victory. It was such performances that saw him named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Century in 2000.

"To be inducted into the Hall of Fame is just a massive honour, and it makes me feel very proud," said Warne.

"When you look back, so many wonderful players have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. To be mentioned in the same breath as some of those cricketers, and to be inducted so soon after my international retirement, is a great privilege.

"I'm thinking about the Allan Border medals that I've attended and listened to people getting up and talking about these wonderful cricketers who played a long time ago, watching some of these guys growing up and as kids pretending I was one of them with my brother in the backyard.

"To be joining such company is something I'm very proud of."

Warne's name will be the 36th to be added to the Australian Hall of Fame since it was opened in 1996.

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