I?ll jump off the bridge, says Warne

Warne has admitted that the anxiety to break the world record for highest wickets took to him on the final day of the Bangalore Test.

Shane Warne has admitted that the anxiety to break the world record for highest wickets took to him on the final day of the Bangalore Test. He said he would "be jumping off the nearest bridge" if he falls short again in Chennai.

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The 35-year-old has so far scalped 531 Test wickets and needs just two more to claim the record from Muttiah Muralitharan. Warne, who was six short of breaking the record when he stepped on Indian soil and has been insisting ever since that he was not overly bothered by the historic milestone, finally admitted that the record was playing on his mind.

"Human nature takes over," said Warne.

"You tell yourself you'll be relaxed and patient, and I was for 55 overs in the first Test. But as soon as the game was there to be won -- we all knew we'd win on the last day -- my own expectation and everybody else's, was that I'd get the last two wickets and get the record.

"I was happy with the way I bowled except those last few overs. I got a bit impatient and frustrated,” he said. The Australian will now bid for the record in the second Test here at the Chidambaram Stadium, a ground of which he does not have a very fond memory. "It's a team game but when you get an individual record like that it is a pretty major thing so hopefully I can get it in this game. Otherwise I'd be pretty frustrated by the end of five days. "I'll be jumping off the nearest bridge," he said.