Shane Warne hints at a possible role in the IPL 2018

The former Australia great Shane Warne has hinted at a possible role with some team in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He hung his boots from the Indian T20 extravaganza in 2011 and featured for Rajasthan Royals ever since its inception. However, there are speculations now that he might return to the same team with a possible role of coach or mentor in 2018.

Royals had won the inaugural edition of the tournament when Warne had led the side filled with youngsters. Also, with Zubin Bharucha returning as the chief of the cricketing operations for the franchise, it is most likely that the Australian great will once again join them. Bharucha is said to have enjoyed a very good relationship with the leg-spinner when he was the director of cricket from 2008 to 2015.

Warne’s tweet

All the speculations of Shane Warne joining the Royals went a notch higher when the cricketer took to the microblogging website Twitter and cleared that he will soon come up with an announcement related to the IPL 2018. His tweet read, “Looking forward to making an announcement to you guys this week which I’m very excited about & yes it involves the #IPL2018 !” If the speculations turn out to be true, it remains to be seen if he rejoins the Royals as a coach or mentor.

His involvement in the cash-rich league would be a huge boost to the cricketers with the franchise currently whom they bought in the recently concluded auction.

Here’s Warne’s tweet:

Looking forward to making an announcement to you guys this week which I’m very excited about & yes it involves the #IPL2018 !

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) February 4, 2018

Royals have returned to the IPL fray this year after serving a two-year ban due to their alleged involvement in the spot-fixing saga in 2013. They’ve appointed Steve Smith as a captain for the upcoming season and the likes of Ben Stokes and Ajinkya Rahane are also up their sleeves. After the auction, the team looks solid at least on paper as they’ve shelled out a lot of money for few players also investing in some of the local talent this time around.