David Warner is considered one of the most flamboyant cricketers to grace the sport. The former Australia opener hung his boots in Tests and ODIs with his farewell Test in Sydney against Pakistan in January 2024. He eventually let go of the T20Is with the final game in the T20 World Cup 2024 against India in June. But the southpaw has time and again expressed willingness to get back to the Australian team and he even mentioned the same in his retirement post.
With his potential comeback to the national team seeming out of contention, he has expressed his desire for a different array. On October 25, Cricket Australia lifted the leadership ban levied on him in the aftermath of Sandpapergate in 2018. With the major roadblock surpassed, the 38-year-old has stated that his wish to coach the Australian team needs a bit of wait.
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“I think maybe people at Cricket Australia want me to go away for a little bit and then come back in five to 10 years’ time when they’re probably gone,” Warner told Sunday Sesh.
I always want to make sure that people understand that nothing is personal: Warner
It is worth noting that, David Warner joined the revered Fox Cricket commentary team of Adam Gilchrist, Isa Guha, Michael Hussey, Allan Border, Mark Waugh, Kerry O’Keeffe, Brett Lee, Brendon Julian, Mel Jones, Mark Howard, Kath Loughnan. The New South Wales-born has made it clear that he is going to speak him mind with no offences meant towards any cricketer.
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“From my perspective, I always want to make sure that people understand that nothing is personal. If I ever be critical of someone, I’ll always speak to them beforehand or if they want to have a chat with me about some comments, they’ve got my number. They can call me up. It [criticism] doesn’t faze me, to be honest… it comes with being on TV. That’s the same as the game of cricket. They’re either going to like you on the field or they’re not going to like you,” Warner added.