Shane Warne captain of Rajasthan Royals retires from Indian Premiere league (IPL)

Shane Warne who has been most inspiring and motivating captain of Rajasthan Royals IPL team announced his retirement from Indian Premiere league after IPL 4. Now several questions arise about role of Shane Warne, who will be his deputy etc. See details

Rajasthan Royals who was supposed to be a weaker team in Indian Premiere league first season, but it was the inspiring captaincy of Shane Warne and his motivation to uncapped players which gave a surprising result and Rajasthan Royals emerged as Champion in first IPL.

After three years when new auction took place Shane Warne was retained by Rajasthan Royals and was again given the responsibility of the team. The first match was won by Rajasthan Royals and is still in the race to get a place in semifinals. Few days back Lisa Hurley girl friend of Shane Warne spoke to the media than Warne is playing his last IPL. Yesterday Shane Warne confirmed his retirement and appealed to viewers to come and watch matches of Rajasthan Royals as this will be his last IPL. Shane Warne is still among the leading wicket taker in IPL 4 and his bowling is still penetrating, however at the age of 42 playing 20-20 is not easy. After Shane Warne retirement several questions arises :

Role of Shane Warne for Rajasthan Royals after retirement from IPL

Shane Warne captain and coach of Rajasthan Royals

It is expected that Shane Warne though will not lead the team on the field but he will still play a major role for Rajasthan Royals. At present he is captain as well as coach. According to Raghu Iyer, the chief marketing officer of Rajasthan Royals he will be associated with the team, he said ""We are looking forward to him assuming a larger role in the team and continuing adding value to the team's success." Rajasthan Royals team praised contribution of Shane Warne who played extra ordinary role in nurturing Rajasthan Royals.

Who will be captain of Rajasthan Royals after Shane Warne retirement

The most important question is who will be lead Rajasthan Royals on the field after Shane Warne's retirement. Though Rajasthan Royals have several experienced players but leadership quality is something which is required and the new captain will have to face comparison with Shane Warne,s ability to lead the team. There are several names like Rahul Dravid, but he was not successful leader when he was captain of India and his age does not guarantee his place in IPl 5 and IPL 6. Another option is Johan Botha and Shane Watson. Shane Watson has been with Rajasthan Royals for last 4 season which makes him a candidate for new captain, he was also a retained players which means Rajasthan Royals team has more confidence on him.

Johan Botha is captain of 20-20 team of South Africa and has experience of leading team, his performance in IPL 4, 2011 is also appreciable thus he is also a candidate for captain fo Rajasthan Royals.

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