http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672 backs the idea of International window for Indian Premier League
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 spinner, Shane Warne has also called for a window for the lucrative Indian Premier League in International Cricket Council’s Future Tour Programme (FTP).
The 41-year-old legendary leg-spinner form http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians, said that the Twenty20 league is quite helpful in breaking down the sledging in the international cricket.
He urged the governing body of International cricket to help the cricketers participate in the tournament without any conflicts with their respective boards and national duties by making it part of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 calendar.
"I look at the IPL with fun and with the wish that the ICC would say no international cricket for six weeks and every cricketer is available to play,” said the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Roylas skipper while talking to the media after the last game of his career.
“That http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Willey-c81951 help in breaking down barriers in world cricket about sledging and all those sorts of things and everyone is friends," he hoped.
The Australian leg-spin prodigy, who earlier retired from the international cricket to spend more time playing in the money-spinning IPL, decided to quit from playing cricket to focus on his business interests and to spend more time with his girlfriend Elizabeth
Hurley and three kids.
He said that the league is very good for the Indian cricket as well as international cricket as it has grabbed viewership.
"There are a lot of good things about the IPL, hope that continues. As long as the nucleus of the team is the same, the fans will have to get used to the players,” he added.
However, he did suggest the introduction of Super Rounds in the next edition of the tournament, and also increasing the number of overseas player per team from four to five.
Warne, who is also the spin bowling mentor of Rajasthan Royals, turned down the prospects of being a full time coach with Royals or any other IPL franchise next season. However, the legendary leg-spinner left open the option of being a bowling consultant.
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