JAIPUR: Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne had told Shaun Tait to bowl as fast as he could. The Australian pacer obliged, with a delivery of 157.7 kmph, easily the fastest ever seen in India. "It's always good to have a bowler like him in the team," Warne said after the Royals beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets here on Tuesday.
"After the Delhi team had faced Malinga, we thought we should give them a taste of Tait," Warne added. That's like rubbing salt to injury and Tait responded by dismissing Virender Sehwag in the first over. Tait did flounder towards the end with David Warner going after him, but Warne would just term that as unlucky.
Tait wasn't the only one Warne reserved his praise for. Rahul Dravid'sinnings met with the skipper's approval as much as the wicket at the
Sawai Mansingh Stadium and Ashok Menaria's short but aggressive innings. "We have been working on Dravid," Warne said. "We have been telling him that his job is not just to block and run. He is one of the greatest players and he showed that today. He showed his class. He is a very nice guy and it's great to have him around." Warne added that Rajasthan Royals' psychological trainer Jeremy Snape too has been talking to Dravid.
The skipper is quite impressed with young Menaria and sees a bright future for him. "He has proved his worth at the under-19 level, but we had to get him to play in front of a crowd. The stage was just right for him to come in at number four." Warne compared him him Ravindra Jadeja of 2008 and finds the Rajasthan player much better. "He is a better batsman and excellent on the field. He is going to be a very good player." Menaria can be useful with his left-arm spin too.
Warne also found the wicket perfect for a T20 game. "All credit to Taposh," he said, referring to Taposh Chatterjee, the curator.
Even Daredevils skipper Sehwag praised the wicket, but expressed disappointment at the top-order failure. "If we lose wickets in the first powerplay, things get difficult," he said. He was willing to share the blame for yet another batting failure. "I need to give the team better starts."
"After the Delhi team had faced Malinga, we thought we should give them a taste of Tait," Warne added. That's like rubbing salt to injury and Tait responded by dismissing Virender Sehwag in the first over. Tait did flounder towards the end with David Warner going after him, but Warne would just term that as unlucky.
Tait wasn't the only one Warne reserved his praise for. Rahul Dravid'sinnings met with the skipper's approval as much as the wicket at the
Sawai Mansingh Stadium and Ashok Menaria's short but aggressive innings. "We have been working on Dravid," Warne said. "We have been telling him that his job is not just to block and run. He is one of the greatest players and he showed that today. He showed his class. He is a very nice guy and it's great to have him around." Warne added that Rajasthan Royals' psychological trainer Jeremy Snape too has been talking to Dravid.
The skipper is quite impressed with young Menaria and sees a bright future for him. "He has proved his worth at the under-19 level, but we had to get him to play in front of a crowd. The stage was just right for him to come in at number four." Warne compared him him Ravindra Jadeja of 2008 and finds the Rajasthan player much better. "He is a better batsman and excellent on the field. He is going to be a very good player." Menaria can be useful with his left-arm spin too.
Warne also found the wicket perfect for a T20 game. "All credit to Taposh," he said, referring to Taposh Chatterjee, the curator.
Even Daredevils skipper Sehwag praised the wicket, but expressed disappointment at the top-order failure. "If we lose wickets in the first powerplay, things get difficult," he said. He was willing to share the blame for yet another batting failure. "I need to give the team better starts."
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