'Too expensive to afford': Shane Warne clears air on India coaching job

Shane Warne has cleared the air on 'too expensive to afford' comment on Wednesday, saying it was tongue-in-cheek.

On Tuesday, the Australia was quoted as saying by Mid-Day, "I am very expensive, I don’t think they can afford me. Virat Kohli and me can have a good partnership, but as I said, I am very, very expensive."

A day after the comment, Warne took to micro-blogging site and tweeted that his comments were taken in a lift and were tongue-in-cheek.

Re Indian coaching position. I was in a lift & was asked if I would put my hat in the ring I said "India can't afford me" tongue in cheek !

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) June 7, 2017

He continued by tweeting that the quote about Indian captain Virat Kohli was made up and called it 'disappointing journalism.'

Ps re @imVkohli & I would work well together as a quote, this is totally made up. I never said that to anyone, very disappointing journalism

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) June 7, 2017

Currenly, the BCCI and Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators are in the process of finding new head coach for Team India after speculations about a rift between Kohli and Anil Kumble are making rounds.

Virender Sehwag, Tom Moody, Richard Pybus, dodda Ganesh and Lalchand Rajput are the other contenders apart from the incumbent Anil Kumble.