Sreesanth adds spice: Warne

The growing animosity between India and Australia and its on-field manifestations may have come as a worry for the match officials, but spin great Shane Warne believes the game needs drama like this and it would only spice up the summer of cricket. A showman, who hardly needed provocations to get under the skin of the opponents, Warne saw nothing wrong in S Sreesanth8217;s war of words with Andrew Symonds or Harbhajan Singh8217;s outburst, goaded by the close-in fielders in the heated second ODI at Kochi. 8220;I don8217;t think anything was over the top, so I think it8217;s going to add a bit of spice to the summer,8221; Warne was quoted as saying by The Australian.

8220;Everyone8217;s going to be looking for Sreesanth to do his stuff and it shows with a bit of passion. I think it8217;s going to be good for the summer,8221; he said. In his illustrious international career, Warne never allowed anyone to bully or browbeat him but admitted sledging Sachin Tendulkar often proved counter-productive. 8220;We tried to go after Sachin in the early 8216;90s and he8217;s reeled off a hundred just about every game, so we thought don8217;t say anything to him on the field,8221; Warne said.