John Buchanan expressed his view that David Warner doesn’t qualify as one of many ‘greats of the sport,’ citing legends like Don Bradman, Glenn McGrath, and Shane Warne as examples.
Regardless of his earlier feedback, Buchanan showered reward on the 37-year-old Warner, acknowledging his constant efficiency throughout codecs for Australia in the course of the previous 15 years.
Right here’s what John Buchanan stated:
“I believe he’s actually carried out exceptionally nicely all through this profession, he sits on 8000+ runs, he’s performed over 100 Take a look at matches, over 160 ODIs and practically 100 T20s. On efficiency base, he’s proper up there.”
“However greats of the sport, for my part, are individuals that actually do and have performed one thing distinctive that others simply can’t match, so, subsequently, you routinely go to the Bradmans, McGraths, Warnes, they’re the greats for my part. Others come shut, however are simply not in that class and I don’t see Warner in that class.”
Warner completed his farewell sequence because the second-highest run-scorer, amassing 299 runs in 3 matches with a mean of 49.83 and a strike charge of 65.28. His highest rating of 164 occurred within the first innings of the Perth Take a look at, a match gained by Australia with a margin of 360 runs.