IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals-Mumbai Indians pay tribute to Shane Warne in heartwarming gesture, video viral

Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians came together and paid their tributes to Shane Warne, ahead of their match at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday. Both sets of players were seen lining up and clapping to pay their respects to the former Australian legend, who sadly passed away in March. 

Warne, who is widely regarded as one of the best spinners of all time, led Rajasthan Royals to their maiden IPL title in the inaugural campaign of the cash-rich league. 

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RR had thus planned a special tribute for their 'First Royal' and they even retired the number 23 jersey, which Warne had famously donned, while Rajasthan Royals themselves wore a special jersey for their clash against Mumbai, which had the initials 'SW23' written on the leading edge of their official kit. 

Forever thee firstt royall ...@ShaneWarne #ShaneWarne #RajasthanRoyals #IPL2022 #IPL pic.twitter.com/i9WHu2hzLl

— harsh (@wattopatel) April 30, 2022

Talking about the match between MI and RR, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first. Rajasthan Royals got off to a decent start, while Devdutt Padikkal departed early, Buttler continued to counter-attack as he tried to build a partnership with first Sanju Samson and later Darryl Mitchell. 

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Buttler's 67-run inning came to an end after he struck four sixes off Shokeen, who got his redemption on the last ball of his over. 

Ravichandran Ashwin's late flurry (21 off 9) helped RR to a fight-worthy total of 158/6 in 20 overs.  In reply, Mumbai Indians were at 70/2 after 9 overs.