Australia batsman David Warner was banned for a year from internationa🌊l cricket due to his invo💧lvement in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
According to an interview published in The Guardian, former England Test skipper Alastair Cook had described an incident, which took place during the 2017-18 Ashes, in his new book – ‘The Autobiography.’
“David Warner, a couple of beers into his celebration, mentioned that he used substances attached to the strapping on his hand to accelerate the deterioration of the ball during a first-class match. I looked at Steve Smith who shot a glance that said: ‘Ooh, you shouldn’t have said that,'” Cook revealed in his book.
Ever since he returned to international cricket, Warner has been welco🅷med back with abuses and rude sledges a🍌ll through the 2019 World Cup and the Ashes 2019 in England.
The 32-year-old, however, managed to overcome these hurdles to score a total of 647 runs in the 2019 World Cup. He emerged as the second-highest run-getter of the tournament after India’s Rohit Sharma.
However, the left-hander has failed miserably so far in the Ashes series against England. Barring one half-century, his run-scoring ability has been tested with four single-digit numbers and three ducks tꦉo his name🌞 in eight innings of four Tests.
Despite Warner’s poor form, Australia ended up retaining the urn with an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series.
The fift✅h and the final Ashes Test is slated to start from September 12 a✃t Kennington Oval, London.
