Which teams did Shane Warne play for?

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March 04, 2022

In this file photo taken on April 29, 2011, Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne (L) shares a slight moment with Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar after Rajasthans victory during the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Swai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. — AFP/File — In this file photo taken on April 29, 2011, Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne (L) shares a slight moment with Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar after Rajasthan's victory during the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Swai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. — AFP/File

Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne, 52, passed away late Friday and left cricket fans in shock as he was among the best leg spinners in the history of the game.

Warne — a larger-than-life character whose tally of 708 Test wickets has only been surpassed by his rival and fellow spinner Muttiah Muralitharan — could not be revived after being found unresponsive in his Thailand villa.

Named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, alongside Donald Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Jack Hobbs and Viv Richards, Warne's impact was enormous.

The first bowler to take 700 Test wickets with an assortment of leg-breaks, googlies, flippers and his own "zooters", Warne retired from Australia duty following a 5-0 series win at home to arch-rivals England during the 2006/07 Ashes.

His career continued in T20, where he was a hugely popular captain of the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, helping develop the fledgling league into the financial driver of the game it is today and earning a personal fortune along the way.