The Surfer

Warne plots repeat of IPL success

Cricinfo
25-Feb-2013
Shane Warne marshalls his troops, Durham v Hampshire, Friends Provident Trophy final, Lord's, August 18, 2007

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Peter Roebuck meets Shane Warne, captain of the defending champions Rajasthan Royals, and finds that the legspinner has an organised programme of preparation for his squad. Read more in the Hindu.
.. the old trouper [Warne] said he had not bowled a ball for 12 months and was unusually nervous. No sportsman, let alone a champion, wants to make a fool of himself. His hide is not quite as thick as it seems. ... Everyone thought the last word had been written on Warne but the old rogue, the great competitor, is still around, catching the eye, embracing the spotlight, playing poker off the field and on it