Shane Warne, who as captain/coach led Rajasthan Royals to an unexpected but well-deserved triumph in the inaugural edition, has reiterated time and again his controversial theory that an international team doesn't need a coach.
In the second season, the Australian continued his role, albeit with some help from Jeremy Snape, the Leicestershire and former England one-day spinner, who happened to be their performance coach.
"The only reason I'm coach is because the Royals don't really have a coach," Warne said ahead of the tournament.
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"I'm just the captain, really. I've got two assistants, who do a good job, in Darren Berry and Jeremy Snape. Darren looks after
practice while I get around and speak to individuals and Snapey floats around, helps guys prepare and does some one-on-one stuff. Captains should always run the cricket. At international level I don't think you need a coach."
If Warne is understandably attracting most of the attention, then Snape's work behind the scenes is not going unnoticed.
And the defending champions, despite an indifferent start, are back on track following the convincing win over Delhi.
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