Chennai: With an estimated 2.5 billion fans, cricket is the second most popular sport in the world right now, and this year’s ongoing IPL taking place in Dubai, the UAE is attracting more viewers. Just ask Shane Warne.
‘There was a study done over the last few months that revealed that soccer – or football – was voted the number one sport in the world, and cricket is now number two. It’s a huge sport now,’ he says. “
Warne, who is in Dubai serving as a mentor for the Rajasthan Royals, as well as an ambassador for IPL 2020 – took time out of his busy schedule to meet fans at a limited-capacity, special screening of ‘Inside Story: A Season with Rajasthan Royals’ at Vox Cinemas, Mall of the Emirates.
During the event, he also recounted some of his sporting experiences as a captain, coach and mentor for the Rajasthan Royals so far, in conversation with Emirati cricket player and Red Bull athlete, ChiragSuri.