IPL 2020: Shane Warne returns as Rajasthan Royals mentor

Rajasthan Royals on Sunday said that Australian
spin legend Shane Warne will make a return to the team in the 13th
edition of the T20 tournament as a mentor. Sunday.,Warne, who was the RR
skipper when they clinched the Indian Premier League cup in its inaugural
edition in 2008, will join the team in the UAE and also represent the club as
its ambassador.

“It’s always a great feeling to be back
with Royals, my team, my family. It’s exciting to be working across all
elements of this franchise that I love,” PTI quoted Warne as saying.

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“Hopefully, we can have a successful
season and achieve big things in the coming months.”,

PL teams often keep retired players on as
coaches and mentors to help motivate younger and senior members in the dug-out.

Warne, who took 56 wickets in his 52 games
with the Royals, will link up with fellow Australian and head coach Andrew
McDonald, who was his teammate at Victoria from 2003-07.

Warne, regarded as one of the greatest
leg-spinners in the history of cricket, picked up 708 wickets in 145 Tests
during his 15-year international career.

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The world’s richest cricket league will be
played outside India for the third time after being held in South Africa in
2009 and the UAE in 2014 because it clashed with the national elections.

The cash-rich tournament will start on
September 19 in the UAE, and draw stars ranging from England’s Jos Buttler to
Australians Steve Smith and David Warner.