Shane Warne was named captain of a young and largely inexperienced Rajasthan Royals team in the first season of the IPL. They got off to the worst of starts in the first game with a 9-wicket defeat to Delhi Daredevils.
Shane Warne believes youngsters were key to IPL win
The Jaipur-based franchise would turn things around in the very next match, and go on to win the IPL that year. The then-Rajasthan Royals captain credited the way the players came together as a team as an essential factor in their tournament win.
Shane Warne also suggested that the role played by the young players of his team in taking up responsibility also played a crucial role in the team’s success in the IPL. The legendary leg-spinner believes that allowing his players to make their own choices helped them understand the importance of responsibility, and that this was a step in the right direction.
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The IPL-winning captain also spoke about the importance of backing a youngster in the team, citing how Allan Border trusted Shane Warne with the ball in his early days. The former Rajasthan Royals captain believes that a youngster playing on a stage like the IPL for the first time would need to know that he has the support of the captain.
The 1999 World Cup winner believes that there is a lot more to a leader than on-field captaincy, and a lot of it comes with experience. Warne considers himself lucky to have captained elsewhere before coming to Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
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