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I'm not scared of Sachin: Warne
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Australian spin legend Shane
Warne on Tuesday said Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman he
has ever bowled to but he is not scared of the Indian master
batsman.
Warne clarified that his statement that he had nightmares
about Tendulkar after the Sharjah One-day series was a joke
and it wasn't meant to be taken so seriously.
"I want to clarify that this nightmare thing was a joke.
Sachin is the best batsman of my time and I always enjoy the
challenge of bowling to him but I am not scared of him or
anybody for that matter," said Warne on the sidelines of the
launch of Advanced Hair Studio in Delhi.
"If I would have been scared I wouldn't have taken so
many wickets in my career. I had quite a hair-raising
experiences when he smashed me all over the park but I also
got him out many times," added Warne, who took 708 wickets in
Tests and 293 in ODIs.
Warne also disagreed with sport Minister M S Gill, who
had said that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is
changing the rules of the game and Indian Premier League (IPL)
is fundamentally a business.
"I disagree with him (Gill). It is not only about money.
If you see the current bunch of Indian players, we have Suresh
Raina working with Darren Lehman in the Chennai Super Kings
team, also there is Rohit Sharma. These players are evolving
into match-winners after IPL stints.
"Even someone like Ravinder Jadeja bats at number 9 for
India in Tests and also can play in number four when situation
demanded in T20 World Cup. So it is not true that IPL is only
about money," he said.
Warne, who captained Rajasthan Royals to win the first
edition of the Indian Premier League, said IPL should work
with the ICC to create a window for the event.
"IPL has a responsibility towards world cricket and I
think they should work with the ICC to create a window so that
it becomes mandatory for all the international players to tour
India during the IPL.
"It will give the Indian players opportunities to rub
shoulders with all the great stars and learn. But for that the
IPL needs to be short," he said. PTI ATK
Warne on Tuesday said Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman he
has ever bowled to but he is not scared of the Indian master
batsman.
Warne clarified that his statement that he had nightmares
about Tendulkar after the Sharjah One-day series was a joke
and it wasn't meant to be taken so seriously.
"I want to clarify that this nightmare thing was a joke.
Sachin is the best batsman of my time and I always enjoy the
challenge of bowling to him but I am not scared of him or
anybody for that matter," said Warne on the sidelines of the
launch of Advanced Hair Studio in Delhi.
"If I would have been scared I wouldn't have taken so
many wickets in my career. I had quite a hair-raising
experiences when he smashed me all over the park but I also
got him out many times," added Warne, who took 708 wickets in
Tests and 293 in ODIs.
Warne also disagreed with sport Minister M S Gill, who
had said that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is
changing the rules of the game and Indian Premier League (IPL)
is fundamentally a business.
"I disagree with him (Gill). It is not only about money.
If you see the current bunch of Indian players, we have Suresh
Raina working with Darren Lehman in the Chennai Super Kings
team, also there is Rohit Sharma. These players are evolving
into match-winners after IPL stints.
"Even someone like Ravinder Jadeja bats at number 9 for
India in Tests and also can play in number four when situation
demanded in T20 World Cup. So it is not true that IPL is only
about money," he said.
Warne, who captained Rajasthan Royals to win the first
edition of the Indian Premier League, said IPL should work
with the ICC to create a window for the event.
"IPL has a responsibility towards world cricket and I
think they should work with the ICC to create a window so that
it becomes mandatory for all the international players to tour
India during the IPL.
"It will give the Indian players opportunities to rub
shoulders with all the great stars and learn. But for that the
IPL needs to be short," he said. PTI ATK
