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David Warner Not In Great Player Category, Believes World Cup-Winning Australian

image-lr6okfjrDavid Warner in action at the 2023 World Cup (AP)

Former Australian coach John Buchanan does not consider David Warner as one of the greats of the game.

Warner recently retired from Tests on a triumphant note, as Australia sealed their three-match series against Pakistan with a 3-0 margin. The legendary opening batsman himself produced match-winning scores across the three Tests, which included a blazing 164-run knock at Perth in December. During the course of the series, Warner also made his exit from Australia’s ODI setup, thus making his 2023 World Cup final outing against India as his last 50-overs international appearance.


Buchanan says David Warner not in “great player” bracket

Former Queensland cricketer John Buchanan, who coached Australia to successive World Cup wins in 2003 and 2007 and a Champions Trophy title in 2006, recently disregarded David Warner’s highly-revered status as one of the greats of the game.

Warner recently announced his retirement from ODIs and Tests, thus bringing down curtains on an illustrious career that featured 2015 and 2023 World Cup wins, 2023 WTC title and numerous Ashes triumphs. Widely regarded as one of the greatest all-format opening batters of all time, Buchanan believes the cricketer is still not in the “exceptional” category of players like Glenn McGrath and late Australian legends Don Bradman and Shane Warne.

The cricketer-turned-coach also justified his statement while speaking on the SEN Breakfast podcast. Buchanan said:

“I think he’s certainly performed exceptionally well throughout this career. On performance base, he’s right up there. But greats of the game, in my opinion, are people that really do and have done something exceptional that others just can’t match, so therefore you automatically go to the Don Bradmans, Glenn McGraths, the Shane Warnes, they’re the greats in my opinion. Others come close, but are just not in that category and I don’t see Warner in that category.”

David Warner ended his Test career with 8,786 runs from 112 matches, and his ODI career with 6,932 runs from 161 games.

The 37-year-old recently set his sight on the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup. The cricketer claimed that the tournament might well be his last outing in Australian colors, and vowed to end his career on a winning note.