David Warner, 36, has been pulled out of Australia’s current second Test match against India in Delhi as if the two parties hadn’t already run into enough issues. Warner had given signs that he wasn’t at his best after not fielding during the nine overs that Australia bowled last evening, even though the development was confirmed on the morning of the second day.
Under Cricket Australia guidelines, Warner will now adhere to the graded return to sports regulations prior to the third Test in Indore. As a replacement for Warner’s concussion, batter Matthew Renshaw, who had been replaced by Travis Head in this game, has returned after a day away. Like Warner, Renshaw bats left-handed, and he might fill the same position in the second inning as he did at the outset of his international career.
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David Warner ruled out of the Delhi Test match
Warner, who got 15 (44) in a mediocre inning on Day 1, survived a few punches from Mohammed Siraj, an Indian pacer. Warner missed a hook off Siraj’s fourth delivery in the eighth over, and the ball hit his left elbow instead. As a result, there was a long break to allow the batter to get medical help.
Warner, though, suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet in the subsequent Siraj over. Similar to the first time, Warner attempted to pull the right-arm bowler but failed to make contact with the ball.
After Stumps, Day 1, Khawaja had remarked of Warner, “He is a little bit weary at the moment,” as reported by cricket.com.au. He is currently feeling a little worn out due to a blow to the head and then an arm.
Warner, who hasn’t exactly left a lasting impression in Test matches played in India, has managed to maintain a dry spell in this format in this nation on this tour. Despite making the “exhausted” comment after the Big Bash League 2022–23, Khawaja, who had brushed aside Warner’s Test retirement rumors in December, had expressed faith in him freshening up before this series.
