“It’s going to be inevitable,” David Warner wants fans to remember him barring that isolated blotch in an otherwise impressive legacy

David Warner emotes a heartbreaking incident that he wants the fans to steer clear of.

“It’s going to be inevitable,” David Warner wants fans to remember him barring that isolated blotch in an otherwise impressive legacy

David Warner, Image courtesy: X

David Warner has been one of the finest openers that Cricket Australia has ever produced. Not only has he been a shining example of some terrific striking of the ball up front in any format of the game but he has also been a shining leader of the side. However, every shining star has always had a certain shadow at one point in time and for Warner that will always be the Sandpaper Gate which happened in Cape Town in 2018.

In an interview with reporters in Antigua for the ongoing T20 World Cup, Warner opened up on how despite all his laurels, people would still remember him for the Sandpaper scandal. He opened up on how that entire incident made him a polarizing icon where a few admired him while the others simply would link him with other ripples of the cricketing world for all the wrong reasons.

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In 2018, David Warner was handed a 12-month ban for being the vice-captain of the side while Cameron Bancroft was caught roughing up the ball with sandpaper to make it swing through the air. Alongside Warner, Steve Smith and Bancroft faced their respective punishments too.

It’s going to be inevitable that when people talk about me in 20 or 30 years’ time, there will always be that sandpaper scandal.
David Warner to the reporters in Antigua

However, he also said that somehow his back was always against the wall and he has probably taken more than anyone else in the dressing room. He also said that he was possibly the right person to absorb all the flak which has been floated around him.

David Warner wants to be remembered as an explosive batter

David Warner also highlighted that he loved being back on the ground after the incident and he trained harder than ever. It goes without saying that the Aussie southpaw also urged the fans to remember him for the batting heroics that he has knitted over the years.

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David Warner in an international assignment, Image courtesy: X
If they're real cricket tragics and they love cricket, they will always see me as that cricketer - someone who tried to change the game.
David Warner said

The 2024 T20 World Cup is going to be Warner’s last dance in the national colours which will be drawing the curtains on a glistening career that spanned for more than 15 years. He has been a part of three World Cup-winning sides while hammering 49 international centuries.

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