Shane Warne Happy at IPL – Not Returning to Test Cricket
"I am very happily retired. I am looking forward to spending my time with my children and to working for charity," Warne told newspersons after leading the Rajasthan Royals to win number 9 in the Indian Premier League.
Warney believes that it is up to the older players to give the junior players confidence. He praised the performance of the younger players Niraj Patel and Ravindra Jadeja for keeping the heads cool during the games tantilising finale.
After electing to field first the Royals managed to keep the Mumbai Indians to a modest 145 for 7. In reply the Royals were boxed in with 43 needed from 3 overs.
The young guns Patel (40 not out) and Jadeja (23 not out) stayed calm to clinch the improbable 5-wicket win on the last ball!
"It was a sensational win and I would rate it as one of the best games of my 20-year-long cricketing career," Warne said after the match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday night.
Media speculation has been put to rest regarding Warney's return to play next year's Ashes in international test cricket for Australia. Even with Warne's impressive bowling this series (14 wickets at 18.78) he has ruled out returning to non-T20 cricket.
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