Cricket Victoria trying to rope in Warne to promote Big Bash
May 16th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANSMelbourne, May 16 (IANS) Cricket Victoria are trying to rope in Australian spin wizard Shane Warne as the brand ambassador for the two Victoria-based teams of the Twenty20 Big Bash competition.
Warne, who will be retiring from professional cricket after the ongoing fourth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), would be involved in creating the membership bases for the two new franchises, Melbourne Renegades, which will play out of Docklands, and the Melbourne Stars, which will be based at the MCG.
The Herald Sun reported that Warne, who is leading Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, would play an active role in marketing the competition, if available.
Cricket Victoria chairman Geoff Tamblyn confirmed that they are trying to lure Warne for the competition.
“We certainly will be looking to have Shane becoming involved, provided he is available. He would drive interest in the new competition, where one of the initial main tasks is to drive membership, which begins at zero,” Tamblyn was quoted as saying by the daily.
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