“I have signed the contract with Pune. I will miss Shane (Warne) but I guess a new team will provide me the opportunity to play more matches,” Khan said.
Having impressed Darren Berry, the Rajasthan Royals director of coaching, in a suburban Twenty20 tournament, Khan was given a contract worth about $24,000 with Rajasthan for the second season of the IPL. Captain and Coach Warne called him a ‘Tornado’ and used him as a front-line bowler.
Khan too acknowledges the contribution of Warne in building up his career. “I will not forget what Shane has done for me. Whatever I am today is because of him. He is a tremendous captain and a good human being,” he said.
Khan could play only three matches in the IPL third season due to a knee injury. “I’m fit now and raring to go. I have several new weapons to my attack,” added Khan.