Warne plays his own parents in ad campaign

MELBOURNE: This has got to be one of Shane Warne's whackiest best. The Australian spin legend plays his mom and dad in a TV commercial.

The retired leg spinner dressed up as his father Keith and mother Brigitte for an advertising campaign of VB beer and said he 'absolutely loved' the experience.

"It was fantastic. I had a great time dressing up as my old man and my mother. I even had the chance to be baby Warnie. It was a hoot," Warne was quoted as saying in 'Daily Telegraph'.

The 38-year-old flamboyant cricketer said it took him just a couple of hours to age for the camera and make fun of himself.

"I absolutely loved doing the ads. It took a couple of hours to get made up for each character, but it was a load of fun. I felt really comfortable dressing up as my father. It was cool, completely different. I felt like I was Tom Selleck, Magnum PI or someone," he said.

"I think the ads are very funny and hopefully everyone else thinks they are as well. The bald head, the long socks, the retro VB can, I loved it all," he added.