Veteran Australia opener David Warner has been going through a rough patch. After having failed to perform on a constant basis, he was dropped from the SunRisers Hyderabad squad. And, as per the reports, he wasn’t even allowed to accompany his teammates in the match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
However, Warner has been one of SRH’s key players as well as a consistent one for quite some time now. But, his poor show saw him getting sacked from captaincy in the first phase of IPL 2021 as well. And, Kane Williamson replaced him in the captaincy. In the UAE leg, Warner got two chances but could only manage 0 and 2 in both innings and then eventually sit out of the playing XI.
And, now his absence in the dugout has created a lot of debate. Now, Mufaddal Vohra, a Twitter user has tweeted about this. “David Warner wasn’t even allowed to travel with the team to the stadium last night for the game.”
David Warner wasn't even allowed to travel with the team to the stadium last night for the game.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 1, 2021
I cleared this with Boria sir. I asked him Warner didn't travel or he wasn't allowed? He said he wasn't allowed.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 1, 2021
However, SRH has already out of the playoffs race this season. They once again lost to CSK. After the loss, Kane Williamson said: “Not quite enough runs. It wasn’t an easy surface and although we didn’t get enough we showed a fighting spirit in the last quarter with the ball. We need 10-15 extra runs with the bat though and we need to make those small changes. After the powerplay we were 40-something and although you feel like you want more, it was a good start on that surface. You want to score a few more runs though, but we saw some nice contributions from the lower order.”
“We need to improve. This team is at the top of the table. If you make better decisions with the bat, the final score could have been a little more. CSK played really well. It looked challenging and variable. We are back to the drawing board. Although every match is about the W or the L against your name, you do look at the growth of the team. This season has been a bit disjointed given that it was played in two halves, but we’ll look to grow and build some momentum,” he concluded.
