Kamran Khan and Shane Warne

New Delhi: Shane Warne’s discovery in the Indian Premier League, fast bowler Kamran Khan, will play for the Sahara Pune Warriors in the fourth season of the cash-rich T20 league.

“I have signed the contract with Pune. I will miss Shane (Warne), but I guess a new team will provide me the opportunity to play more matches,” Kamran said.

Having impressed Darren Berry, the Rajasthan Royals director of coaching, in a suburban T20 tournament, Kamran was given a contract worth about $24,000 with Rajasthan for the second season of the IPL. Captain and coach Warne called him a ‘Tornado’ and used him as a front-line bowler.

Kamran, in fact, made his T20 debut before having played a first-class match. Kamran, too, acknowledges the contribution of Warne in building his career.

“I will not forget what Shane has done for me. Whatever I am today is because of him. He is a tremendous captain and a good human being,” he said. Kamran could play only three matches in the IPL third season due to his knee injury.

“I am fit now and raring to perform. I have several new weapons in my armoury. I could not play much matches in last season, but this time I will prove my mettle for sure,” said the 20-year-old son of a woodcutter from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Kamran said he is excited about playing alongside Yuvraj Singh whom he admires a lot.

“I met him many times during IPL. But now I am playing with him. I am really excited about this opportunity,” he said.

Already having roped in Rahul Dravid and Shane Warne in their ranks, the Rajasthan Royals have now signed talented swing bowler Deepak Chahar and former India opener Aakash Chopra for the next two editions of the IPL.

The Royals, who won the first edition of the T20 League, have also signed up two other Rajasthan Ranji players -- former India under-19 captain Ashok Meneria and Dishant Yagnik, a media release said on Wednesday.