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Watch: 7-year-old spinner from Kashmir impresses Australian great Shane Warne

Watch: 7-year-old spinner from Kashmir impresses Australian great Shane Warne

Shane Warne

Australian legendary spinner Shane Warne has praised a seven-year-old, who became the internet sensation with his stunning bowling.

The boy, who is identified asAhmad, hails fromGanderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Spin wizard Warne tweetedwith a thumbs up smiley. He wrote, "This is outstanding! Well bowled young man."

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Warne's response on Twitter came on a tweet by a Kashmir-based journalist, who had posted a video of the boy bowling at a local match.

"Easily ball of the century. A googly that turns a metre and a half. @ShaneWarne take a look. You have some competition," journalist, Islah Mufti had tweeted.

"His name is Ahmad. He is 7 year old from Ganderbal district of Kashmir. A prodigy, I guess," Mufti later tweeted in reply to Warne.

The video has already gathered 64000 views on Twitter.