Australia’s star batter David Warner is one of the most destructive batters in the world right now. He has been one of the longest-serving players on the Australian cricket team. He has often led the batting attack by example and has represented the national team across formats – 96 Tests, 138 One-Day Internationals, and 91 Twenty20 Internationals so far.
Notably, Warner has amassed 7817 runs in the longest format of the game and has slammed 23 centuries and 34 half-centuries in the Test format. Talking about the 50-over format, he has scored 5799 runs and has slammed 18 centuries and 26 half-centuries to his name. In the shortest format of the game, he has scored 2684 runs at a strike rate of 140.9. He hit 1 century and 22 half-centuries to his name. He is expected to play a crucial role for Australia in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022.
As Warner is gearing up to help Australia defend the T20 World Cup 2022 title on home soil, he has made it clear that he has no plans to quit international cricket anytime soon. He said that his plans are to continue playing T20I cricket till the 2024 T20 World Cup but he will assess his future in the longest format of the game over the next year.
David Warner told The Sydney Morning Herald: “I’ll keep playing T20s. I’ll look to try and get to the 2024 World Cup. And I’ve got my goal set on playing next year in the 50-over World Cup (in India).”
He continued: “So, for now, we’ll see how much Test cricket I’ve got left in me after this summer coming up and winter away. From there that will make up my mind whether I’ll continue to play Test cricket and all three forms.”
Furthermore, Warner said that he doesn’t believe in constantly trying to hone his batting skills. He also credited his fitness to his longevity. He said: “I don’t work too much on my skills these days, I work harder on keeping as fit as I can and keeping as agile as I can. They’re the most important things. I think longevity in the game is an important thing. If you want to play all three forms, you’ve got to remain fit and strong. And I’ve managed to do that.”
