AUS Vs WI: David Warner To Don Coaching Hat? Australian Opener Drops Massive Hint On His Cricketing Future

Australia’s very own pocket-size dynamite, David Warner retired from the Test as well as the ODI format recently after the Aussies claimed a 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan in the 3-match Benaud-Qadir Trophy, ending Pakistan’s hopes of winning a test series Down Under and also their attempt to win a test match since 1995.

David Warner who was the catalyst behind Australia’s 1st test win at Perth, thanks to his 1st innings knock of 164 runs, capped off his International test career with a 57 off 75 in Australia’s successful chase of 130 at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground and retired after 8786 test runs.

The entire crowd stood at its feet and rose in respect for the batter who will go down as the country’s most aggressive opening test batsman ever. Before his farewell test at SCG, Warner had also stepped down from the ODI format but left the door open for a return if the team needs him for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

He has kept his T20I selection open for discussion but then again he will have to be at his best if he wants to represent the baggy greens in this year’s T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies. As he retires from the longer formats, David Warner in an interview after the 3rd Test, expressed his desire to take up coaching and guide the next generation of cricketers to take centre stage.

Warner has kept that decision to his wife Candice Warner if she will allow him some more time off his family and claimed that he is more than willing to give his flamboyant energy by “potentially” taking up a coaching role.

“Yeah, I’ve got ambitions later down the track to potentially coach; I’ll have to speak with the wife first to see if I’m allowed a few more days away. From my perspective, I felt that I could still give the same energy on the field without actually having to get into that battle with the opposition.” – Warner said.

David Warner Believes Cricket Specifics Will Replace Sledging In The Next Decade

In the same interview, David Warner claimed that in the next 5-10 years to come, sledging will not be a part of the game anymore. The term Sledging was coined by the Australian team as a way to get the opposition out of focus and Warner was regarded as the epitome of it before the 2018 Sandpaper Gate incident.

David Warner further affirmed that Sledging will be replaced by funny banters, cricket-specific things like how to win a game and that the old aggression will never be on display again.

“I don’t think you’ll see that kind of sledging or anything like that anymore. It will be just a bit of banter and laughter like me Shaheen used to do. That’s probably the forward. I don’t think you’ll see the old aggression again. In 5-10 years if I’m coaching, the dynamics will change and it’ll be more about cricket specifics and how you’re winning games and not about how you get on the skin of batsmen.” – David Warner claimed.