“Very Bizarre”: David Warner Dumbfounded By Australia’s Leadership Ban | Cricket News

Australia opener David Warner, who lately retired from Tests, has questioned the choice of the nation’s cricket board to impose a lifetime ‘management’ ban on him. On being Warner advised that the choice does not make any sense contemplating he might be eligible to educate Australia sooner or later. The 36-year-old was banned from captaining Australia for enjoying his half within the ball-tampering scandal in the course of the South Africa tour in 2018. The participant was additionally banned from cricket for a yr, together with the then captain Steve Smith and batter Cameron Bancroft, for altering circumstances of the ball in the course of the Cape Town Test.

While declaring that teaching is a necessary as captaincy, Warner mentioned he’s unable to grasp why Cricket Australia hasn’t revoked his ‘management ban’.

“What’s the difference between captaining and coaching? You’ve got more responsibility as a coach, wouldn’t you think so? I don’t know, I’m not sure, I don’t know how to answer. It’s been five years, and I still don’t know how to answer the question. It’s just something that’s hard to get my head around. Apparently, I will be able to coach if allowed to in Australia. But I can’t captain. So yeah, I’m not sure what it is. It’s under contract with Australia. It’s a leadership position, so I’m not sure; I just don’t know. It’s very bizarre,” Warner informed Code Sports, as quoted by news.com.au.

Warner additionally highlighted the constructive influence of the Indian Premier League in his profession, saying that the match allowed him to alter his strategy.

“I would have changed early doors; I wouldn’t have been that attack dog. If IPL came around earlier, in my mind, I found that the more I get to know people, the more I wouldn’t actually go at someone. And I felt like I was actually directed to be that person, to go out there and attack opposition players and get under their skin. I think just because that was me growing up and being attacked verbally, playing grade cricket, that’s all you knew growing up,” he added.

Warner drew curtains on his superb Test profession earlier this month, having performed his last sport at his residence stadium, Sydney Cricket Ground, towards Pakistan.