MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Shane Warne will quit professional cricket after the Indian Premier League (IPL) season after tormenting batsmen all over the world for two decades with his leg-spin, an art the Australian helped revive.
The spin great retired from test cricket after Australia whitewashed England 5-0 in the Ashes in early 2007 but continued to play in the cash-rich IPL.
Warne, who took 708 test wickets, has been Rajasthan Royals’ captain/coach in the four editions of the Twenty20 tournament.
“Yes this is my last year playing IPL,” Warne posted on his Twitter account yesterday.
“I will miss the IPL but it’s been fun
