Former Australian coach Buchanan does not consider Warner as one of the "greats"

Australias former coach John Buchanan who saw the country winning two 50over World Cups in 2003 and 2007 does not consider David Warner as one of the greats of the game He said this title should be reserved for exceptional cricketers like Don Bradman and Shane WarneBuchanan was in charge of one of the most successful Australian sides between 1999 to 2007 Warner who took retirement from ODIs and Tests did not play under him as he debuted for Australia in 2009Also Read IN PHOTOS Arjuna Award winners for 2023Asked whether Warner was a great Buchanan speaking on SEN Breakfast replied I dont think so The 70yearold Buchanan under whom Australia won the 2006 Champions Trophy and etched a world record 16 consecutive Test wins twice said greats of the game are those who have done something exceptional that others just cant match I think he Warner has certainly performed exceptionally well throughout this career he sits on 8000 runs and hes played over 100 Test matches over 160 ODIs and nearly 100 T20sHis averages are reasonable compared to all those in the various formats his strike rate is obviously higher because of the way he plays the game On performance base hes right up there But greats of the game in my opinion are people that really do and have done something exceptional that others just cant match so therefore you automatically go to the Don Bradmans Glenn McGraths Shane Warnes theyre the greats in my opinionThe 37yearold Warner finished his Test career on 112 matches with 8786 runs 22nd alltime at an average of 4459 and an impressive strike rate of 7019 He is also Australias second highest runscorer across all formatsHe also scored 6932 runs at 4530 and a strike rate of 9726 in ODI cricket sixth best for Australia and 48th overallMeanwhile Warner confirmed to Club Prairie Fire podcast that his autobiography is in the works but did not reveal much whether the book will contain details of the sandpaper gate the 2018 balltampering scandal in South Africa Theres no publication date set for Warners autobiographyAlso ReadSouth Africas spinner Keshav Maharaj expresses views on Ram Siya Ram songWhen asked on podcast by former Australias former wicketkeeperbatsman Adam Gilchrist on the ball tempering incident Warner did not clearly stated about the infamous incidentMy side of the story and all that that could be told whenever There are going to be some things in the book that are definitely going to be related to 2018 Its not potentially going to be around what I know what others know because then it just becomes a titfortatIts not that kind of story I want it to be about my journey my upbringing There are going to be a few things in thereYou have the Joe Root saga when he punched Root in 2013 There are so many different things in there there are a lot of things in there Itll be an interesting read and when the time comes we can all pick it to piecesWarner did however add that there are going to be a lot of things in that book that I think are going to raise some eyebrowsCricket Australia banned Warner from lifetime leadership after teammate Cameron Bancroft was caught with the sandpaper Australia admitted to balltampering during the Cape Town test against South Africa back in the year 2018Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were the other two cricketers who were punished Warner got the hardest punishment among the threeFollowing an amendment to Cricket Australias Code of Conduct for players and staff in 2022 the lefthanded batter was to appeal against the ban but later decided not to do so as he apparently found out that the review panel hearing was to be done in publicWith PTI Inputs