Ish Sodhi reveals he still sends messages to the late Shane Warne

New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi, who had the opportunity to play alongside former Australian spinner Shane Warne in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in 2010, has made an emotional revelation about his admiration for the late spinner.

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Notably, the Australian spin legend passed away in March 2022, but his immense legacy continues to inspire players across the globe. Sodhi went on to disclose that he still sends text messages to Warne’s old mobile number, updating him about his performances.

Speaking exclusively to ESPNcricinfo, Sodhi revealed that he sends messages to Warne about the old-fashioned flipper delivery he continues to work on, which Warne taught him in the late 2010s.

“It's actually a ball that I have been working on for quite a while - it's an old-fashioned flipper, the same way Warnie taught it. When I was growing up, watching Warnie bowl the flipper was something I got addicted to watching. It hasn't been until probably the last couple of years of my career where I have actually started to use it a little bit more, but it's just my version of being able to bowl a ball that's slightly quicker,” Sodhi said.

“Sometimes I even send Warnie a text message every now and then with a video of the flipper that I have got a wicket with, and I'm like, ‘Warnie, wish you could see this!' Obviously, he's not receiving them, or he might be receiving them somehow. Because the couple of interactions that I had with him at Rajasthan Royals [Sodhi played for RR in the IPL in two seasons in the late 2010s], he taught me a few tricks around the flipper, so it's a shame that he can't see it come out.”

Notably, Sodhi is currently plying his trade for his national team, New Zealand, in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign.

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