To defend their champions title, Rajasthan Royals had weapons like lethal bowling, athletic fielding and super strategies but pathetic batting poured cold water on their aspirations, according to their dejected skipper Shane Warne.
The Australian leg spinner signed a two-year contract extension at English county Hampshire with an option of a further two years.
'It's rare for Shane not to speak. I concede that point," Victoria state coach David Hookes said.
Australian spin bowling great Shane Warne finally killed off talk of a comeback to Test cricket on the morning of the third Ashes encounter on Thursday saying he had been tempted but is not fit enough.
Despite a long break from active cricket, legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne is fit and keen to lead defending champions Rajasthan Royals again to the victory podium in the second edition of IPL in South Africa, says Rajasthan Royals vice-chairman Ranjit Barthakur.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne on Tuesday stepped in to mend his country's fractured ties with India, attending a picnic in Melbourne with the Indian community, which has been targeted in a series of violent attacks in the past few months.
The flamboyant spin legend says leading Rajasthan Royals to the IPL crown was one of the high points in his illustrious career, and the entire experience made it such an exhilarating experience.
The Australian leg spin ace resorted to bowling bouncers and throwing tantrums while leading Hampshire in an English county game against Lancashire that ended in a farce.
Reader Savithri sent us pictures of Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath from Singapore.
Former leg-spinner Shane Warne declared Nathan Hauritz as Australia's No.1 spinner and added that he deserves his spot in the team for the first Ashes Test against England in Brisbane.
The 123-match veteran, affectionately nicknamed 'The GOAT'
Warne's death rocked the Australian squad on tour in Pakistan and the feelings were still raw nearly a week later, Warner said
Muralitharan wants to race with Warne to the historic 500 Test wicket milestone.
From an injury-ravaged struggler to being the hero of Australia's second consecutive Champions Trophy triumph, all-rounder Shane Watson has credited the turnaround to his Indian Premier League stint under talismanic spin wizard Shane Warne.
Australia spin legend Shane Warne feels if Michael Clarke is fit he should replace George Bailey in the side.
Lamichanne said keeping things simple and working hard have been the keys to success for him
In an inspiring dressing room speech ahead of their IPL 2022 opening match, Head Coach Kumar Sangakkara asked the Rajasthan Royals players to take inspiration from their first skipper Shane Warne.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has hit out at the ex-Australia spin king Shane Warne for criticising Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar for his bad decision during the recently-concluded second Test between India and England in Mumbai.
Legendary Australian spinner Shaw Warne says cricket fans will have to wait long to have another player of Sachin Tendulkar's calibre, so instead of critics suggesting that he should retire in the wake of injuries and occasional form-slumps, he should be allowed to continue his career.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne has little doubt that Sachin Tendulkar will get his 100th international century on the present tour Down Under, but he hopes the iconic Indian batsman achieves the feat in the first cricket Test, starting December 26.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting and leg-spinner Shane Warne took top honours in the latest ICC Test batting and bowling rankings.
Worried about the future of Test cricket, Australian spin great Shane Warne has advocated a two-tier championship format to inject more excitement in the longer version of the game.
World leading Test wicket taker Shane Warne says his off-field personal problems could hasten his retirement plans.
Legendary spinner Shane Warne has slammed CA's controversial rotation policy and suggested changes in the format of limited over games in part two of his manifesto on the future of Australian cricket.
Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne and his British fiancee Elizabeth Hurley are back to posting sweet nothings on Twitter.
'I still enjoy playing it and think a lot of young guys coming through still see it as a good opportunity to play for your country.'
Ravichandran Ashwin is the only bowler in the history of Test cricket to claim a five-wicket haul in both his debut and 100th Test match.
Shane Warne heads to Sri Lanka as the most successful spin bowler of all time but he may well have lost that honour by the end of March.\n\n
Warne had the right to keep silent on the positive test until his B sample was returned, meaning he could have played in opening World Cup matches.
After using his famed digits to publicly criticise captain Ricky Ponting on Twitter during Australia's Test loss to India on Wednesday, Shane Warne has proffered them to help embattled spinner Nathan Hauritz get his groove back.
A fund-raising event involving Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar has been cancelled because of internet hoaxers
Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne insists that when he said he was having nightmares of Sachin Tendulkar hitting him over the park, he was just joking.
Australian legend Shane Warne believes England have no chance of regaining the Ashes without Kevin Pietersen, who is a doubtful starter for the series owing to his Achilles heel.
The leg-spinner never imagined his farewell to be so successful after he captured five wickets and became the first player to claim 700 Test scalps.
"To me, he is the new Monty Python: something completely different."
The Australia leg-spinner will be centre stage once again in the third Test after his match-winning performance in Adelaide last week.
