Shane Warne reveals shutting down Mohammad Kaif for seeking preferential treatment during his stay at Rajasthan Royals in IPL

Former Australian legend Shane Warne, through his recent book ' Spin', has revealed how he once shut former Indian cricketer and Rajasthan Royals (RR) teammate Mohammad Kaif at a hotel reception when duo were playing toger in Indian Premier League (IPL).

leg-spin great, who was skipper of RR when team won inaugural tournament, has penned down in his book as to how he interfered when Kaif was demanding preferential treatment, and made Indian player realize he was just like his or teammates.

In his book, Warne recalls incident taking place at hotel reception where team was staying. Kaif had reportedly asked staff to give him a bigger room, stating 'I am Kaif', before his n skipper intervened and told him that everyone gets same room.

Here are excerpts from his book:

“It was Mohammad Kaif, who, unkwingly, brought our attention to something that needed fixing straight away. When we checked into hotel as Rajasthan Royals group, everyone got ir room key and disappeared."

"Minutes later, while I was chatting with owners in reception, I ticed Kaif go to front desk and say, "I am Kaif."

"Yes," said receptionist, "How can we help?"

"I am Kaif." I went over.

"Everything alright, mate?" I asked.

"Yes, I am Kaif."

"I think y kw, who you are, mate, what do yo mean? What are you looking for?" Warne asked.

"I have got a little room like everyone else," Kaif said.

"I said "Right ok. Do you want to upgrade yourself or something?"

"Yes, I am Kaif," he repeated.

Warne n said that he "knew exactly what he (Kaif) wanted! "I am a senior, an Indian international player, so I get a bigger room," he meant.

Warne said: "Without trying to be funny, mate, everyone gets same room. I am only one with a big room because I have to meet with people."

"Oh." And off he (Kaif) walked.

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Warne n goes onto reveal in his book that he felt Indian players had a lot of stardom, hence he had to make sure that everyone gets equal treatment, regardless of who y are.

"We realised that senior Indians expected preferential treatment and youngsters were like, you kw, 'pick my bag!'. So I figured that I had to gain respect of whole squad of 50 by quickly laying down exactly same ground rules for everyone," he added in his book.