Warne to spin in T20 despite burned hand
Cricket legend Shane Warne said Tuesday he was almost certain to make
his comeback in Australia's revamped Twenty20 competition as planned,
despite burning his hand badly while cooking.
Sporting a heavily bandaged hand, the former Test champion gave
himself a "95 percent chance" of playing in the opening match for the
Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League against the Sydney Thunder in
Melbourne on Saturday night."It should be fine by Saturday," he told
reporters. Warne's kitchen accident left his bowling hand and fingers
with blisters, including ``a couple of awkward ones on the spinning
fingers".
He brushed off suggestions he could wear bandages or a glove to stop
the wounds ripping open during the match.
``Bowling legspin is all about feel so if I put a glove on I'm not
sure I can tweak them down there that well," he said.
"I'm hoping I won't need that and I'll be ready to go."
The 42-year-old said while he hoped to take the field, he would not
play unless his hand was healed enough for him to bowl properly.
"If I won't be able to bowl then I won't be playing - that would let
the team down," he said.
Warne apparently called an end to his stellar cricket career at the
Indian Premier League (IPL) in May but recently confirmed he would play
with the Melbourne Stars, saying he had never been fitter. AFP
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