Shane Warne He was the first player to be sold in IPL. Was the first captain of Rajasthan Royals. It was under his captaincy that Rajasthan Royals won the first season of IPL. But, do you know that before the start of IPL 2026, Shane Warne has also benefited from the deal made by Rajasthan Royals for about Rs 15300 crore. Even though Warne is no longer in this world, his family will definitely get that benefit. Simply put, after the sale of Rajasthan Royals for Rs 15300 crore, Shane Warne’s family has won the lottery.
Shane Warne’s advantage in RR deal?
Now you must be wondering how this happened? If US based Kal Somani bought Rajasthan Royals by spending 1.63 billion US dollars i.e. about Rs 15300 crore, then how will Shane Warne’s family benefit from it? The answer to this is Shane Warne’s far-sighted thinking. The decision was taken keeping his future in mind, after knowing which people are also calling Warne’s master stroke.
How will Shane Warne’s family get Rs 460 crore?
Shane Warne played 4 seasons of IPL for Rajasthan Royals. During this period, he took a salary of Rs 9.35 crore in every season. But, apart from this salary, he also asked for something else from Rajasthan Royals and that was equity in the franchise. Shane Warne had 0.75 percent equity in the Rajasthan franchise every year. When Warne played 4 seasons of IPL, his total equity in Rajasthan Royals was 3 percent at the rate of 0.75 percent.
Now since Rajasthan Royals has been sold for around Rs 15,300 crore, his share at the rate of 3 percent is around Rs 460 crore, which his family will receive.
Shane Warne’s performance for Rajasthan Royals
Shane Warne played a total of 55 matches in the 4 seasons he played for Rajasthan Royals in IPL, in which he took 57 wickets. He was with Rajasthan from IPL 2008 to IPL 2011. His most successful season was IPL 2008, in which he made the team champion by taking 19 wickets.