David Warner: A dependable & matured batsman

David Warner: A dependable & matured batsman

David Warner started his career as a T20 specialist but has gone on to establish himself in other formats as well. The left-hand batsman is in great touch off late as he continues to score heavily against the best in the business.  But, this was not the case in 2013. He was looked upon as someone, who was born to create problems for himself and his team mates.  The Australia batsmen David Warner was fined A$5,570 (£3,600) for his Twitter outburst against two cricket writers after being found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's code of behavior. Warner had used Twitter to launch an often expletive-filled attack on the News Limited journalists Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn after taking exception to an article critical of the IPL.

The Australian Cricket Board thought that this was enough to keep him under control and he won't be a part of problems in the near future.  It soon became the biggest mistake to let him off the hook so easily as he was involved in something big again. The 26-year-old punched Joe Root after an incident regarding fancy dress. He was suspended and was shown the exit door for the rest of the Champions Trophy and Australia's two Ashes warm-up matches, along with being handed a fine of £7,000. This was the time, when Warner was heading towards an end as a cricketer as Australia was not ready to carry his burden.  The sudden shift of gears forced Warner to think about his behavioral issues and he has not looked back since then.  He scored an emphatic century ( 124 runs) in the second innings of the first Ashes Test against England in Australia ( 2013) and has not failed since that match. His last 10 Test matches have brought him 1305 runs at an average of more than 68.

The team from Down Under was whitewashed by Pakistan in the two match Test series but they have achieved a lot in the last one year.

David Warner is one of the main reasons behind Australia's stability and success in Test cricket. His aggressive style of batting has hit oppositions hard. His performance in South Africa was of top class. He dented the confidence of Proteas pace bowling spearheads Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel. The versatile batsman scored twin hundreds in the deciding and the third Test match of the series.  It was instrumental in Australia's memorable series victory against the much stronger  African side. In both innings, he came out all guns blazing which pushed Graeme Smith and company on the backfoot.

David Warner recently scored his third century in as many Test innings, to make him just the seventh Australian batsmen to achieve this incredible feat.  The Australian opener, having scored 135 and 145 against South Africa earlier this year, helped himself to 133 against Pakistan ( first Test match) on a pitch where his teammates struggled to adapt to. There are two reason behind Warner's top show with the bat. He has finally realized that performance is the only parameter which is important to keep him alive in international cricket. Earlier, he was more interested in all sort of stupid things but this has changed in the last one year. He has learned the value of his wicket and has played with the straight bat. The other reason is the maturity level , which has transformed him from a brash lad to a responsible player.  Let's hope, he continues to defy odds in the most challenging format of the game as it is pleasing to watch him when in full flow.

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