' Warne's fantastic, but I adore Yusuf!'

"Shane Warne's a fantastic cricketer and an even better captain, but I adore Yusuf Pathan and I'm fond of MS Dhoni," says Shamita Shetty, thereby dashing all hopes the legendary Australian spin wizard and ladies' man might have had of winnig the sultry Bollywood actress in South Africa.

Shamita, as you might have seen on television, has occompained elder sister Shilpa and her beau Raj Kundra- owners of team Rajasthan, to South Africa for the IPL from where reports, that Warne was showing more then a healthy interest in yhe boss's kid sis, came faster than the sixes of Warane's teammates.

Some stories had the two cosying up at a party that Shilpa had thrown after a victorious match. Warne, who is notorious for his roving eye, was naturaly unavailable for comment. But Shamita is not amused by the rumours. "I don't know where the press is getting this from, but it really needs to get the facts right. Honestly, it's the funniest bit of news I've heard in a long time," says Shamita, who doesn't interact with the team and has barely met Warne thrice.

The story goes that Warne, whose wife Simone Callahan reportedly left him as a result of his womanising, had first hit on Shilpa herself. But since the elder sister was already betrothed of her team turned his attention to younger sister Shamita.

Funnily, Raj had jokingly remarked a few months before, "I'd better propose to Shilpa before the T20 matches or else Shane Warne might try his luck!"

His failure with the Shetty girls has not done anything to spoil Shane Warne's reputation as a world class cricketer in Shamita's eyes. The twinkle-eyed Aussie still remains her "fave" player. But she adores Yusuf more.

"Have you seen him get ready for a six? He's got an amazing style," She says. And then there's also Dhoni, who is from the chennai team, but still another favourite of the sultry actress. "I'm having fun," she says and adds, "From a non-cricketing fan, I've turned in to a cricket enthusiast overnight."