If we win the IPL 2026 trophy, we will obviously dedicate it to Shane Warne: Ravindra Jadeja

The veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who is up for a second stint with the Rajasthan Royals, has revealed that they will dedicate the trophy to the former legendary spinner Shane Warne, who passed away due to cardiac arrest in March 2022.

For the unversed, Warne propelled the Royals’ franchise to a title win in the inaugural IPL season as a captain and as a coach. Speaking in a video shared by the Royals on its YouTube channel, Jadeja asserted that he wouldn’t have been where he is today without Warne’s support in the initial stages of his career.

"Definitely. I got a chance to play for the Rajasthan Royals again, and we are performing well. If we win the trophy, we will obviously dedicate it to Shane Warne. His role at the beginning of my journey was very important. He gave me an opportunity at that time. If he hadn’t given me the opportunity, then the picture wouldn’t have grown this much. As a team, we will dedicate the trophy to him if we do well in this season,” Jadeja said on the RR YouTube channel.

"Even when I wasn’t in Rajasthan, I went to play for India in Australia. I went to England, and he would come to commentate. So, I would meet him and talk to him then. He always supported me and told me what improvements I needed to bring into my game. How to raise and improve it. He always supported me,” he added.

While Warne was captaining the franchise until IPL 2011, he went on to mentor the Royals franchise in 2018. It's important to note that Jadeja played two seasons with the Royals in IPL 2008 and 2009 under Warne's captaincy before transitioning to the Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Notably, Jadeja was traded to the Royals ahead of the IPL 2026 season for the price of INR 14 Crore.

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