Owais Shah to replace Shane Warne in Rajasthan IPL squad

Rajasthan Royals have signed England batsman Owais Shah as a replacement for Shane Warne, who has retired from all professional cricket. Warne led the Royals in the first four seasons of the IPL. “We are delighted to have signed on Owais Shah to play for the Rajasthan Royals. He is one of the most exciting batsmen in the world and has been particularly outstanding in the shorter forms of the game,” Raghu Iyer, CEO, Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt Ltd, said in a statement. [caption id=“attachment_237669” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“AFP”]  [/caption] Shah has represented the Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, in previous seasons of the DLF IPL. Born in Karachi, the 33-year-old has played 17 T20 international matches for England and has a half-century to his credit. But the decisive factor for him would have been his performances in the Big Bash league in Australia and in South Africa before that. He is in good form and his availability won’t be an issue either.