Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting claims David Warner ‘syndrome’: ‘We all do it’

Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting has made an interesting observation about retired veteran David Warner.

Ponting coached Warner in the Indian Premier League and was not afraid to make tough decisions, dropping the batsman from his Delhi Capitals line-up in favor of younger Aussie Jake Fraser-McGurk.

Many have questioned Warner about his endless farewells and the way he dictated the terms of his retirement.

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But he continues to thumb his nose at the critics and just made a thumping 53 not out from 35 balls to ensure Australia won the rain-interrupted T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh in rainy Antigua.

Warner recently – and somewhat surprisingly – brought up the infamous ball-tampering scandal of 2018, which saw him suspended for a year.

And former Australian captain Michael Clarke said Warner’s comments about Sandpapergate were unfair and ill-timed.

“I just don’t think it’s fair to say he’s the only one who did this,” Clarke said. “(And) I just think the timing of his comments is probably not good.”

But Ponting said he sympathized with Warner.

“I can understand it and to be honest he’s probably experienced more of it than anyone else,” Ponting said.

‘He’s got quite a thick skin. He can tolerate most things very well.

“But when he comes out and says it affected him so much, we should never take that for granted.

“The things that happen on cricket fields, the impact they can have, not just on the player but on families, there’s always a bigger picture behind it.

“It’s not just about the individual, I think he and Candice (Warner’s wife) have talked about that for a long time, from that one incident and also about other things in their daily lives.

“I’ve been hearing a lot from Davey lately about people making judgments about him based on the way they see him play cricket and I think now that he’s starting to settle down we’re all starting to see a slightly different side to see. to him.

“Even detractors and detractors are starting to see a different side of Davey, one that most of us have known for a long time.

“I think we all do it. I was probably the same. When I was captain and playing, I didn’t give too much away.

“The kind of ‘helmet on, helmet off’ syndrome.

“When you play, you always have the helmet on and you are very alert.

“I think we’ve seen Davey once he retires and he takes the next step in his life in the media, you’ll see a very different side of him.”

In January last year it was announced that Warner would provide commentary for Fox Sports.

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