Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag feels letting go David Warner was the biggest mistake from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) ahead of IPL 2022. Sehwag stated that whatever issues there were between the Aussie and the management could have been sorted out.
Incidentally, Warner was sacked as captain midway through the last IPL season and dropped him from the playing XI as well for the last few matches of the edition. The 35-year-old wasn’t retained and went back into the auction, where he was purchased by his former franchise, the Delhi Capitals (DC) for ₹6.25 crore.
Ever since joining the Capitals, David Warner has been in a run-scoring spree, amassing 427 runs in 11 matches at an average of 53.38 and a strike rate of 151.96. Sharing his views on Warner while speaking on Cricbuzz, Virender Sehwag said:
“Releasing David Warner has been Sunrisers Hyderabad’s biggest mistake. They should never have let him go, irrespective of what happened. If an Indian captain makes a statement, the selectors don’t remove him or sack him. SRH management should have backed Warner, which they did not do. If they had, he would still have been with the franchise.”
Sehwag further pointed out that any cricketer can have a disappointing season, but that doesn’t make him a bad cricketer. He said, “Anyone can have a poor season. Virat Kohli only recently scored that fifty, otherwise his season has been really bad. That doesn’t mean Bangalore must release him.”
“He is controlling the game” – Virender Sehwag on David Warner
Showing praise on the New South Wales cricketer for adding a new dimension to his game, Virender Sehwag stated that David Warner has controlled the game since joining Delhi Capitals.
“Warner has modified his game. He plays according to the situation. He started with attacking cricket but now he is controlling the game as well and tries to stay till the end, which is a sign of a very good player,” he added.
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