“I should have gifted Sanjay Dixit a pair of Spinners underwear.”
Shane Warne reacting to the $50,000 fine imposed on him by the IPL disciplinary committee on CNN-IBN.
What he really meant:
“As a peace-making gesture, I can’t think of anything else to trump that. Can’t gift Liz those anyway.”
“Come on, can I pass up free air time to promote my brand of clothing?”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Spinners underwear cost $50,000.”

CNN-IBN have announced that for the duration of IPL4, beginning Saturday, 9th April, 2011, their show ‘The Week That Wasn’t’ will not be hosted by Cyrus Broacha.
He will be replaced by ‘Sheik Of Tweak’ Shane Warne.
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For Indian cricket fans who prefer to catch World Cup updates on the telly rather than on the internet, there exists one show that differentiates itself from the rest.
It is CNN-IBN’s Kings Of Cricket—featuring Sir Vivian Richards, Imran Khan, Allan Border, Chris Cairns, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Abbas, Murali Kartik, Kirti Azad and Harsha Bhogle.
The term ‘Kings Of Cricket’ is apt when applied to Richards,the original Khan,Allan Border and maybe even Anil Kumble. The former three are legends of the game and have played in and/or captained World Cup winning sides.