'Great to go out knowing I'm not going to cop it anymore': Warner
Updated On: 19 June, 2024 04:14 PM IST | North Sound (Antigua) | mid-day online correspondent
The 37-year-old Warner served a one-year ban by Cricket Australia for his involvement in the 2018 sandpaper gate scandal but enjoyed plenty of success since his return to the national side
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Australian Opener David Warner is relieved that he will be retiring after the T20 World Cup 2024 here and is hopeful that the "real cricket tragics" would see him as the one who tried to change the game with his aggressive batting while being the "only one" to have copped flak. Warner, who retired from the Test and ODI format earlier this year, will walk into international sunset at the end of the ongoing showpiece in the USA and West Indies.
The 37-year-old Warner served a one-year ban by Cricket Australia for his involvement in the 2018 sandpaper gate scandal but enjoyed plenty of success since his return to the national side. "Coming back since 2018 I`ve probably ... been the only one that`s ever copped a lot of flak," Warner told News Corp. "My back was always up against the wall when I came back, and I knew that. I copped my fair share over my career. I`ve probably been the only one that`s ever copped a lot of flak, whether it`s people who don`t like the Australian cricket team or don`t like me."
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