“He wrote the Rajasthan Royals fairytale”: Mohammad Kaif remembers first IPL captain on Shane Warne birthday date

Dixit Bhargav | 13/09/2022
"He wrote the Rajasthan Royals fairytale": Mohammad Kaif remembers first IPL captain on Shane Warne birthday date

Shane Warne birthday date: The late legendary Australian cricketer would’ve turned 53 today on September 13.

Wishes are pouring from around the world on late Australian cricketer Shane Warne’s first birthday after death today. Born on September 13, 1969, Warne would’ve turned 53 this year.

Warne’s stature and accomplishments can be observed from the fact that his fans, teammates and rivals are all sharing heartening anecdotes and memories regarding him on his birth anniversary today.

The official Twitter handle of Shane Warne also posted for the first time since his death pointing out how Warne’s legacy will live on for the generations to come. Warne also received tributes from legendary India batter Sachin Tendulkar and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh.

Mohammad Kaif remembers first IPL captain on Shane Warne birthday date

Former India batter and Warne’s teammate at Rajasthan Royals also took to social media platform Twitter to remember Warne and reiterate that his legacy will remain forever. Warne, who had led Royals to a title victory in the inaugural season of Indian Premier League, received credit from Kaif for writing the “fairytale”.

Kaif, who had retired from all formats half-a-decade ago, had played for RR only in IPL 2008 scoring 176 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 102.92.

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Warne, who was at a private villa in Koh Samui, Thailand, died due to a heart attack around six months ago. The 52-year old was “unresponsive” despite best efforts of medical staff according to his manager Michael Cohen. Late for dinner that night, the delay had resulted Warne’s friends to check up on him but it was too late by then.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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