The year was 1996. The Australians were in Chennai for the World Cup. So too was Shane Warne.
Yours truly was a cub reporter. As an admirer of Warne, there was this burning desire to interview ‘Mr. Hollywood.’ Fortunately, this correspondent ran into Warne at around 10.30 a.m. at the hotel lobby as he emerged from breakfast. And, the Aussie, after much coaxing, promised an exclusive but, flashing a smile, added “You got to wait mate.”
