Shane Warne Reveals He Is Set To Receive Huge Amount For Rajasthan Royals Gamble

Former Australia spinner Shane Warne has revealed a gamble that he took in first edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) could result in a huge pay day for him in the future. The legendary spinner, who retired from international cricket in 2007, took charge of Rajasthan Royals as captain in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008.

The Royals were not even given an outside chance of progressing far in the league let alone winning it. However, the Shane Warne-led side defied all the odds and exceeded all the expectations to become the first-ever IPL winner. Warne led the team for three more seasons before bringing down curtains on his IPL career in 2011.

Gamble pays off:

Shane Warne, meanwhile, is set to receive a hefty amount because of a gamble he took in 2008. According to the Herald Sun, Warne was paid $657,000 to come out of retirement and play for Rajasthan Royals in the cash-rich league. Warne has now revealed he struck a deal with the Royals that saw him get 0.75 percent ownership of the team.

“Part of my deal because I had retired from international cricket and I came out (of retirement), they asked me to be captain, coach and run a cricket team the way I wanted to run it; I was the one-stop shop,” Shane Warne told Herald Sun as quoted by Daily Mail.

“We were the underdogs, we were the least favoured, no one gave us a chance to win. It was the first ever year of the IPL of franchise cricket where owners bought players and players went into auctions. Three per cent of $400 million is all right,” he added.

The Rajasthan-based outfit has not won the IPL since the fairytale inaugural season. In fact, they have not even made it to the final since winning the title in 2008. In the previous season, they failed to make it to the playoffs. The Royals will be desperate to end their trophy drought next year.

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