Cricket-Australia’s Warner hails ‘blessing’ David after Brisbane blitz – WHTC

MELBOURNE (Reuters)– Explosive middle-order batsman Tim David is a “blessing” for Australia and it depends on the group management to choose how to use him in the Twenty20 World Cup, opener David Warner stated. Singapore-born David, whose ball-striking expertise has actually made him a desired gamer in Twenty20 leagues throughout the world, has actually impressed considering that his Australia launching versus India last month. The 26- year-old revealed what he can with an incendiary 42 off 20 balls in Friday’s Twenty20 International versus West Indies in Brisbane, where Australia finished a 2-0 series sweep. “Now he’s in our group and our set-up, it’s a blessing,” stated Warner, whose own type would be essential to Australia’s hopes of protecting the Twenty20 World Cup title on house soil later on this month. “He’s an extraordinary gamer. Has some severe power, so it improves our middle order, and to come out and play like that and with his height too, and strength, it matches us, that’s for sure.” On an ugly wicket from which most batsmen had a hard time to break out, David clobbered 3 6s and 4 fours, injecting fresh life into Australia’s faltering batting efficiency. “Now where does he suit the line-up too and what’s his function?” stated Warner who topscored with a belligerent75 “I believe coming out and playing that function there completely, when it was a difficult wicket to begin on, truly opens our eyes to ‘OK, now how do we use that?’ “You do not get these kinds of gamers every day. It’s going to be excellent for us moving forward and ideally there’s an area there as well, due to the fact that the selectors have actually got a headache now, I believe.” (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
Read More