Ahead of the upcoming Test collection towards India, veteran Australia opener David Warner stated he’s feeling “tired, exhausted” after the sweltering Australian summer season.
In the house summer season, Warner performed within the three-match ODI collection towards Zimbabwe, New Zealand and England, and was a part of the 5 Test matches towards the West Indies and South Africa. He additionally opened within the T20 World Cup at residence and other than that, performed half a dozen matches for Sydney Thunder within the Big Bash League (BBL).
“It’s been challenging. I’m quite tired and exhausted. Some guys have been to the UAE league but not attending the Cricket Australia Awards. From my point of view, it would have been nice to have one more night at home. But it’s what it is.” It is what it’s,” Warner was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
“Hopefully, next year I can come out and be fresher than I am now. It will be a long lead-in to our summer [that includes the ODI World Cup in India], From a personal point of view, I have to try and work to stay fit and fresh.”
Speaking about Monday’s Cricket Australia Awards, Warner expressed the hope that he might have had a break day as an alternative of attending the occasion.
“There are some players who have gone to the UAE league who are not going to the Cricket Australia Awards,” Warner stated.
“From my point of view, it would have been nice to have one more night at home. But it is what it is,” he stated.
In addition to all of the on-field play, Warner had lots to do off the sphere in the summertime. In December final yr, Warner appealed and withdrew his case to affix the management group (involving Sandpaper Gate). The cause behind his withdrawal was that the Review Panel determined to carry a public listening to. At the identical time, the preliminary setup was one the place Warner might current his case in personal earlier than a three-person impartial panel.
The left-handed batsman criticized the method by taking to social media platforms. They wish to set up a public spectacle to “clean up”, within the phrases of the panel. “I am not prepared to become a washing machine for my family’s dirty laundry of cricket,” he had stated.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
