David Warner Reveals Reason Behind Pulling Out Of The Hundred
Updated - 21 Mar 2020, 12:28 PM
Australia opener David Warner has confirmed that he has pulled out of the inaugural edition of England’s franchise league The Hundred. The star batsman was drafted by Southern Brave for the tournament last October. Southern Brave secured David Warner’s services for a whopping 125,000 pounds for the month-long competition.
The tournament is due to run July 17 to August 15, though with the England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision on Friday to delay the beginning of its domestic season until May 28 at the earliest due to the coronavirus pandemic, things could get trickier for The Hundred.
At first, there were suggestions that David Warner might have pulled out of the competition due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the southpaw has confirmed that the reason is different and that he decided to pull out of the tournament due to scheduling clash and family time.
“I was excited to participate in The Hundred’s inaugural season with the Southern Braves, though with the latest updates to the Cricket Australia schedule in the middle part of 2020, and due to the exceptionally busy cricketing program over the last 12 months, I have decided to put my family first and spend this time of the year with them,” David Warner said in a statement that was prepared prior to the coronavirus being declared a pandemic, according to cricket.com.au.
The star batsman will now instead make himself available for Australia’s currently unscheduled home limited-overs series with Zimbabwe, slated for August. Meanwhile, David Warner’s manager has stated that the batsman will take part in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), if it takes place.
There are doubts over the participation of the Australian players in the IPL due to the strict traveling restrictions imposed by Australian government due to the pandemic, but David Warner’s manager hinted that the star opener could be on his way to India if the league takes place.
“If the IPL is on David Warner’s planning on going. If things change dramatically, which can happen in the space of an hour, the answer is you change your mind. It’s no different to everybody else,” David Warner’s manager told The Age.
As things stand, the BCCI has pushed the start of the league to April 15. For the time, there is no clarity over when will the league start. Things are not looking promising at all right now and one can only pray that the situation improves in the coming days.
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