Rajasthan to discipline Warne

Shane Warne will face disciplinary action for reportedly insulting Sanjay Dixit, the Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary

Rajasthan Royals have decided to take disciplinary action against Shane Warne for the comments he made to Sanjay Dixit, the Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary, on Wednesday night after the team's loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rajasthan's chief executive, Sean Morris, sent Dixit an email saying Warne had apologised for the incident, which Dixit posted on Twitter.

"An internal disciplinary panel was convened at the earliest opportunity and met with Shane Warne to review his comments made to yourself post the prize giving," Morris wrote. "Following submissions from the player and other management staff who were present at the incident we have decided to take disciplinary action against the player. The player has accepted the action that we have taken and apologised for any distress caused."

Morris went on to thank Dixit and the state association for all the help and support they have given the franchise during the course of the IPL.

Rajasthan Royals media manager, Arpit Garg, declined to say what the punishment was for Warne, telling ESPNcricinfo that is an internal matter and was not meant to leak into the public domain.

The RCA had complained to the BCCI and IPL that Warne had reportedly abused Dixit and the incident is believed to be a continuation of a sharp difference in opinion over the Jaipur pitch that has become public recently.

The Times of India reported that RCA venue director Narendra Joshi had written to IPL's chief operating officer Sundar Raman, alleging that Warne had publicly abused Dixit by calling him "a liar and egoistic" and demanded action against Warne.