Melbourne, December 28: Despite Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s personal plea to him, legendary spinner Shane Warne said returning to top class competition is ”highly doubtful”.
Warne said he was ”very flattered” by Rudd’s request yesterday while sharing the commentary box with him during the second day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and Pakistan, but ruled out coming out of retirement.
”I am very flattered but it is highly doubtful. I am sticking in the commentary box,” Warne wrote in his blog for the ‘Herald Sun’.
Warne also ruled the option of playing domestic Twenty20 cricket in England.
”I’ve had offers from a few different counties to play in the Twenty20 competitions, but I have also been offered to commentate for Sky, so I will probably elect the commentary box, unless, it’s an offer I can’t refuse,” the 40-year-old Victorian added.
He said he would continue to play out his contract for the coming year as Rajasthan Royals captain in the Indian Premier League.
——Agencies