As speculation about his return refuses to die down, legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne made it clear that he quit international cricket on his own terms and has no inclination for a comeback.
Warne said a change of mind is possible only in case of unusual circumstances requiring his presence in the team.
"I played with a certain passion. I showed passion. I was an exciting player, I was an entertainer. I went out on my own terms. There was a bit of class about how I went out. I didn't stick around for the money," he said.
"I've got no inclination (to return). I'm very happily retired. Got no interest in going back to play cricket for Australia, none whatsoever. But I have learnt in my life never to say never," he was quoted as saying by Courier Mail.
Talk about Warne's return surfaced when he successfully led Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League while Australia were struggling with their spin options in the absence of Stuart McGill.
Warne also spoke about the identity crisis he faces each time he fills his departure card at an airport.
"I ask myself 'what am I?' I don't know what to say. So I end up putting businessman," said Warne, who travels a lot because of poker.
"Sometimes I put ex-sportsman. But businessman seems to fit most of the time."
Warne insisted he hasn't changed as a person despite achieving so much in life.
"There's not much I haven't experienced in my life. There's not much I haven't been through. I haven't changed one bit as a person. But I'm smarter, I do things a bit smarter.
"People I saw 10 years ago, when they see me now they say 'you haven't changed a bit'. They sound surprised. They think I must have changed," he said.
