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Australian batting great David Warner has questioned Cricket Australia over the lifetime leadership ban imposed on him after the infamous 2018 sand-paper saga. Warner, the vice-captain for the South Africa tour six years ago, was one of the masterminds behind the ball-tampering alongside batter Cameron Bancroft and captain Steve Smith.
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In the aftermath of these actions, Warner, Smith and Bancroft were banned from all forms of cricket for a year. Since then, the southpaw hasn't held any leadership role for the national team. Speaking to Code Sports, Warner shared how coaching is equal to being in a leadership role and hence can't comprehend why Cricket Australia hasn't revoked the ban.
The 37-year-old elaborated: "What’s the difference between captaining and coaching? You’ve got more responsibility as a coach, wouldn’t you think so? I don’t know, I’m not sure, I don’t know how to answer. It’s been five years, and I still don’t know how to answer the question."
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"It’s just something that’s hard to get my head around. Apparently, I will be able to coach if allowed to in Australia. But I can’t captain. So yeah, I’m not sure what it is. It’s under contract with Australia. It’s a leadership position, so I’m not sure; I just don’t know. It’s very bizarre."
