Sports Desk. Australia’s aggressive opening batsman David Warner may withdraw his name for the limited overs series against West Indies (AUS vs WI) in February. Warner wants to increase the chances of his availability for the T20 leagues being held in the country and the world after his retirement from Test cricket in Sydney next week. This left-handed batsman has a contract with Dubai Capitals in ILT20 and this league will run from January 20 to February 18. At the same time, Australia has to play a series of three ODIs and as many T20 International matches against West Indies on home soil from February 2 to 13. Warner is set to play BBL for Sydney Thunder after his last Test against Pakistan (AUS vs PAK Test Series), although there are doubts whether he will play for the final if the Thunder qualify. Will it be available or not?
Let us tell you that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) indicated on Thursday that he expects Warner to apply for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to play in the ILT20. Regarding Warner not playing some domestic cricket, the CEO said that probably yes. He said that I know that he is very committed to BBL. There is no doubt that Warner would like to take himself into business in the next phase of life where he will get the best return on his investment. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it, in fact I’m encouraging Warner to do it.
Greenberg said that Warner will not play in limited overs matches against West Indies for ILT20. There will be times when Warner will want to miss some matches and tours. Some people may not like it, but this is the modern world we live in and we have to accept it. Warner being unavailable for international duty in favor of a domestic T20 deal would be the most significant event of its kind in Australian cricket. But if reports are to be believed, the selectors were in favor of not giving a chance to Warner and other senior players in the limited overs series against West Indies for a long time. However, in view of the T20 World Cup to be held in June next year, Cricket Australia would like to select its strong team for the T20 series against New Zealand starting from February 21.