Melbourne: Shane Warne was given a miniscule stake in IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals during the league's inaugural edition in 2008, a deal that could potentially find the legendary spinner laughing his way to the bank in the coming days.

According to the 'Herald Sun', Warne was paid USD 657,000 and given an ownership of 0.75 percent for every year he played after coming out of retirement in 2008. "Part of my deal (was) because I had retired from international cricket and I came out (of retirement), they asked me to be the captain, coach and run a cricket team the way I wanted to run it; I was the one-stop shop," Warne was quoted as saying by the Australian paper 'Herald Sun'.