THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: His teammate Mitchell Marsh final week referred to as David Warner one of many GOATs of modern-day one-day cricket. This is the explanation why. Warner was the participant of the event when Australia lifted the ICC T20 World Cup in UAE in 2021 and was the event’s second-highest run-getter. He averaged near 50 and was the workforce’s second-highest run scorer (345 runs from eight matches) when Michael Clarke led his workforce to a title triumph within the ICC ODI World Cup on residence soil in 2015. He was additionally the second-highest run-getter (647 runs from 10 matches) within the final version of the ODI World Cup in 2019, the place Australia misplaced to England within the semifinals.
As one other World Cup comes calling on Indian shores, the indicators emanating from Warner’s blade are ominous in case you are in his rival camp. The burly Australian topped his nation’s batting charts within the just lately concluded ODI collection in opposition to India smashing three back-to-back fifties. Earlier than he boarded the flight to India, Warner smashed a century and a fifty within the five-match one-day collection in opposition to the Proteas in South Africa. And all these runs have come at a good clip as a strike charge of 119.26 Warner has this yr in 9 matches is one of the best of his ODI profession. Aside from Eire, the place he has performed simply two matches, Warner’s career-best ODI common is in India at 52.27 from 12 ODIs. With the shape he’s in, the big-stage participant ought to appear at residence in Indian situations within the World Cup.
“Not simply within the Australian workforce, however all over the world, these are the tournaments that one of the best gamers construct themselves up for and get enthusiastic about. That is the last word problem for them to not solely show how good they’re individually but additionally to assist their workforce get some actually thrilling success. So I am not stunned that he is (Warner) hit the bottom operating over right here with the passion that you simply’d count on from Davey (Warner) and taking part in very well,” Australian chief selector and former ODI captain George Bailey stated.
Furthermore, the flexibility and dexterity that Warner brings to the batting crease make him a bowler’s nightmare. Aside from the swap hits that he performs with consummate ease, Warner unveiled one other batting trait of his when selected to bat right-handed to counter R Ashwin’s off-spin in Mohali within the second ODI final week. Off the second ball he confronted from Ashwin, he swept the offie for a 4 with energy and precision that might have made a right-hander proud. “He performs golf right-handed, we see how dynamic he’s along with his switch-hitting and stuff, so he weighed up these choices. He is achieved it earlier than, he practices batting within the nets,” Warner’s teammate Sean Abbott stated, revealing that there was a technique to Warner’s strategy.
Whereas his Check kind off-late has come underneath intense scrutiny and the Sandpaper Gate scandal in 2018 might have tarnished his status and bought him a ban, there isn’t any denying the very fact he’s a one-day large. On the sundown of his profession, Warner would wish to exit with a bang in his ultimate ODI World Cup.
As one other World Cup comes calling on Indian shores, the indicators emanating from Warner’s blade are ominous in case you are in his rival camp. The burly Australian topped his nation’s batting charts within the just lately concluded ODI collection in opposition to India smashing three back-to-back fifties. Earlier than he boarded the flight to India, Warner smashed a century and a fifty within the five-match one-day collection in opposition to the Proteas in South Africa. And all these runs have come at a good clip as a strike charge of 119.26 Warner has this yr in 9 matches is one of the best of his ODI profession. Aside from Eire, the place he has performed simply two matches, Warner’s career-best ODI common is in India at 52.27 from 12 ODIs. With the shape he’s in, the big-stage participant ought to appear at residence in Indian situations within the World Cup.
“Not simply within the Australian workforce, however all over the world, these are the tournaments that one of the best gamers construct themselves up for and get enthusiastic about. That is the last word problem for them to not solely show how good they’re individually but additionally to assist their workforce get some actually thrilling success. So I am not stunned that he is (Warner) hit the bottom operating over right here with the passion that you simply’d count on from Davey (Warner) and taking part in very well,” Australian chief selector and former ODI captain George Bailey stated.
Furthermore, the flexibility and dexterity that Warner brings to the batting crease make him a bowler’s nightmare. Aside from the swap hits that he performs with consummate ease, Warner unveiled one other batting trait of his when selected to bat right-handed to counter R Ashwin’s off-spin in Mohali within the second ODI final week. Off the second ball he confronted from Ashwin, he swept the offie for a 4 with energy and precision that might have made a right-hander proud. “He performs golf right-handed, we see how dynamic he’s along with his switch-hitting and stuff, so he weighed up these choices. He is achieved it earlier than, he practices batting within the nets,” Warner’s teammate Sean Abbott stated, revealing that there was a technique to Warner’s strategy.
Whereas his Check kind off-late has come underneath intense scrutiny and the Sandpaper Gate scandal in 2018 might have tarnished his status and bought him a ban, there isn’t any denying the very fact he’s a one-day large. On the sundown of his profession, Warner would wish to exit with a bang in his ultimate ODI World Cup.
