23 May,2011 09:33 AM IST | | Specials Team
He's brash, outspoken, a fantastic leader, a complete eye candy and a quality entertainer. IPL is not going to be the same without Shane Warne. We tell you what makes Warney different from every other man who's ever played cricket:
>>u00a0Shane mustn't have shone in this IPL, but in 2008, he did convince the world of his leadership qualities. Playing as the coach-cum-captain of the Rajasthan Royals, he earned applause and admiration for the way he marshalled a troop of no-gooders into IPL champions.
>> It's no secret that Shane's weakness has always been women. First he surprised everyone by flying girlfriend Liz Hurley down to India for the IPL, and just when we'd gotten used to seeing her in the stands, he shocked us by kissing her publicly. Not once, but several times. We don't know of any other cricketer who's clubbed romance with cricket.
>> Known to talk without thinking, Shane recently got into a row with Rajasthan Cricket Association's secretary Sanjay Dixit calling him a liar. The cricketer was fined a whopping $50,000. Shane's also quite reckless with the pen. In 1999, he was charged with breaking the ICC's code of conduct after making controversial remarks about Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga in a paper column, ahead of the World Cup. He said that cricket would be better off without Arjuna.
