I’ll learn more about T20 from Shane Warne: Shilpa

Confessing that the Twenty20 format of cricket was
new to her, Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is not just hoping that her Rajasthan
Royals will take home the IPL trophy again this year she also wants to learn
more about the short form of the game from the side’s coach and captain,
Australian Shane Warne. It’s a totally new ball game,Shetty, co-owner of the
Rajasthan Royals, told the daily The Times here.  I don’t know the nitty gritty
and statistics. So I just look to (her co-owner of the team) Manoj Badale to
answer those questions. And I have huge respect for Shane (Warne, Australian
spinner)”, Shetty added, expressing the hope of learning more from him. Shetty
was the first Bollywood star to appear in public to support their respective
teams when she made a brief stopover in Johannesburg a fortnight ago.

On Sunday she was back, helping bolster team spirits
ahead of the opening game against Bangalore Royal Challengers at Sahara Newlands
Stadium here in the first double header on Saturday. The teams will square up
after the inaugural game between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings earlier
in the day. Shetty is one of several Bollywood stars that locals are excited
about seeing at cricket venues across the country as the five-week tournament
takes off. Shah Rukh Khan was due here Tuesday afternoon to boost the morale of
his Kolkata Knight Riders that he owns with actress Juhi Chawla and her husband
Jai Mehta, and Akshay Kumar is also in the city as the franchise face of Delhi
Daredevils.

Others expected within the next few days are Katrina Kaif and Deepika
Padukone, the franchise faces of Royal Challengers Bangalore; Mumbai Indians
brand ambassador Hrithik Roshan; Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta; and
Tamil star Vijay, the franchise face of Chennai Super Kings.