David Warner to rethink his career after 2020 T20 World Cup
Warner said that there's no dearth of talent in Australian cricket.
David Warner, the Australian batter, is pondering over taking a call on his career. However, the southpaw doesn’t wish to hurry into a decision and take a hasty call. Rather, he wishes to take his time and decide on something after the T20 World Cup next year in Australia. Warner is 33 years old and isn’t a spring chicken. Hence, playing all the three formats can be an arduous task for him.
Warner, who’s currently plying his craft in Australia’s two-match home Test series against Pakistan, reckons that there’s no death of talent for cricket in the country. The left-hander believes that him stepping away at some point is also an opening for a Young Turk, waiting in the wings for quite some time. For the time being, Warner hasn’t though about which format to give away first.
Something’s got to give: David Warner
“I haven’t really thought about it yet but I think when you play Test cricket, it’s obviously less taxing on your legs unless you’re out there all day like that. I haven’t really put any thought into what I’ll do first, whether I give away T20 internationals to free up some time for the Test matches,” Warner was quoted as saying in the press conference after the third day’s play of the Day-Night Test against Pakistan.
“I think that’ll probably come around the corner after next year’s World Cup. I might have to think about it. There’s a World Cup six months after that as well. Something’s got to give. It’s also an opportunity for a youngster to come through. We’ve got great depth in Australian cricket,” the New South Wales veteran added.
Warner returned to cricket this after serving the one-year ban handed to him by Cricket Australia (CA). Even as he found his feet right away in ODIs and T20Is, he strained a tad to find his form in Test cricket. He had a tough time in the Ashes, especially while facing Stuart Broad with the new ball.
But he has come into his won versus Pakistan. Warner got a century at the Gabba in Brisbane. He followed it up with a knock of 335* in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval. En route the stupendous knock, he took down a number of records, including a few of Sir Donald Bradman.
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