Former World Cup Winning Captain Said, “ Australia Will Struggle …” After David Warner’s Retirement

After India defeated Australia in the final match of the Super 8 at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium by 24 runs, all the hopes of the Australian team laid on Bangladesh, who needed to win their match against Afghanistan to help the Men in Yellow reach in the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. But after Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 9 runs in a nail-biter thriller contest at Kingstown Stadium.

Australia failed to qualify for the Semi-finals as it marked the exit of their star opening batter, David Warner, from international cricket, who represented the Australian team for 15 long years. Throwing light on this, the former Australian captain Ricky Ponting came out with a shocking statement on David Warner and on the Australian cricket team.

"(I) put my arm around him. I said, ‘...just take a moment tonight to sit back by yourself and reflect on what’s been an unbelievable career across all three formats for Australia'," Ponting said during the ICC’s Digital Daily show. 

"We know he retired in the summer from test cricket, but you’ll struggle to find a guy that’s had as big an impact on all three forms in Australian cricket than David Warner has."

The 37-year-old DC opener had played under Ponting's captaincy and later was coached by him as part of the Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals.

"I’ve been able to play with him, I’ve been able to coach him in the IPL the last couple of years, and I really enjoy his company. So, he should be very proud of what he’s done," Ponting said.

Although Warner might be retired from all international formats now, he had stated that he will consider returning to the Aussie ODI fold for the Champions Trophy early next year if he continues to fare well.