“That (2023 ODI) World Cup Is The Goal.” – David Warner Reveals Ultimate Aim Before Retiring From International Cricket

Published 05/13/2020, 7:53 AM EDT

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David Warner is one of the most talented batsmen in the cricket industry as of 2020. He has dominated the last decade with his batting skills along with perseverance. Even though he started out with T20, he has established himself across all formats of the game. Unfortunately, the Australian batsman participation in the ball-tampering scandal along with other breaks, he has missed out on significant amount of cricket during his prime.

David Warner sets himself an ultimate goal before retiring

However, the bitter truth that every player and their fans must face is that the while the heart says yes, the body says no. Warner knows that sooner or later he will have to step off-field for good. Keeping that in mind, he has set the ODI World Cup of 2023 as his ultimate goal.

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At the moment I’m feeling as fit as a fiddle and if I can keep running between wickets as well as I have done, who knows. That (2023 ODI) World Cup is the ultimate goal.”

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The skilled batsman is of the opinion that players want to keep going till the time they are benefitting the team. Hence, even with his own case, he wants to keep performing on-field till then time it helps move the team forward.

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“If you’re playing as good as you can and doing the best you can for the team and you’re helping and benefiting them, I think you do want to keep playing as long as you can.”

The Australian batsman wants to step aside and give the younger kids a chance to play T20

Even though the player says that he is in shape, there is a possibility that he will take a break following the ICC T20 World Cup. David Warner believes that since there are back to back T20 cricket tournaments, it is important the younger generation gets a chance at it. Reflecting on his own journey, he states that the younger kids should be able to play T20 with the current national squad.

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There’s back-to-back Twenty20 World Cups, and I started my career with Twenty20 cricket, and I think it’s important we’ve got younger kids coming through and they get a sniff and a chance of playing at this level as well.”

 

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