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the leading all-rounders if he gets his head right. I see a long Australian career for him," Warne said.

The coach-cum-captain of the side also thanked his foe-turned-friend Graeme Smith for braving the hamstring pull and chipping in.

"It was great that he put the team ahead of himself. He stood and kept slogging and got runs for the team which I think was incredible.

"Lot has been said about him and me when we played against each other in the national teams but I have been lucky to have him here as a friend and he has been brilliant in the team," he said.

Warne said in case the fresh injury kept Smith out of the final, he already had replacement in mind. "It has been fantastic to have him in the team and it would be a big loss for us if he is not in the final. Someone like Younis Khan or Kamran Akmal could replace him in the final if he cannot play."

On the Indian players in the Rajasthan side, Warne lavished praise on Siddhart Trivedi and Niraj Patel and said the duo was good enough to represent India.

He patted Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan and Swapnil Asnodkar as well and said, "I just heard that Pathan got picked in the Indian ODI squad. I'm proud that I managed to get the best out of him in the tournament so far."

Asked if would like to coach the Indian team at some point of time, Warne said, in a lighter vein, "Perhaps not the coach but as the team manager', before adding "There are many leggies like (Piyush) Chawla and (Amit) Mishra and others like Pathan and Jadeja. I may come back as spin bowling mentor."