Warne takes a break from IPL, flies back to Australia

With Warne out of sight with next ten days. Rajasthan will have to deal with his loss for at least 3 games including today’s game against Kolkata Knight Riders

As the Australian Cricket Board is looking for a new coach after resignation of Darren Lehman, Justin Langer along with Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting are the names being considered for the job.

But if rumours are to be believed Shane Warne is back in Australia to discuss the job of next Australian coach with Cricket Australia.

Yes, spin legend Shane Warne has now left the team and is back in Australia but has promised to return back to India after a gap of 10 days. “Hello Melbourne. See you in 10 days India. Missing the @rajasthanroyals boys already #IPL #bleedblue,” Warne wrote on his instagram post.

Sharing photos on social media Warne revealed that he is currently in Sydney but reasons for the visit were not mentioned.

But the joy of return for the Royals got marred even before the start of the season as captain Steve Smith withdrew his name before the start of the season as he admitted his involvement in the infamous ball-tampering row.

After Smith, another major key member has now left Royals and flown back to Australia leaving the side in a spot of bother

The revamped team under captain Ajinkya Rahane is also making a comeback to cricketing festival after serving a ban of 2 years.

After losing their opening encounter to Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royals made a terrific comeback in the matches against Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

With two wins and one loss in the three matches played so far, Rajasthan Royals have had a mix start in the IPL 2018.