David Warner to prefer international cricket over IPL – Cricket News Update
Australia’s left-handed opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301, has made it clear that his first priority is Test cricket, and he will never prefer the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the highest stage of the game.
The Aussies are currently touring the Caribbean where they are playing a full-fledged series. The fifth season of IPL is going to start in April and the schedule clashes with the Test series between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
In the previous season of the cash-rich league, a number of cricketers missed their international assignments to play IPL. This is the reason why most of the cricket analysts all around the world believe that franchise cricket is a curse for the game and
it is hampering international cricket, which should always remain the pinnacle for any cricketer.
Warner has come of age as a superb striker of the cricket ball and is naturally a very important player in the shorter format of the game. The left hander plays for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils in IPL and did perform exceptionally well in the previous seasons.
However, he has no doubts in his mind about his priorities and expressed that every young cricketer plays the game with a dream of becoming a Test cricketer one day and to sacrifice your international career for the sake of money is surely not wise.
Warner said, "Definitely not. My goal as a kid was to get the baggy green and I'm here at this moment opening the batting. I'm trying to take my opportunity and trying to cement my place there. I'm 100 per cent Test cricket over IPL any day."
It is likely that some of the West Indian cricketers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and will not be a part of the West Indies Test squad against Australia.
Warner expressed that the Caribbean cricketers have their choice but they must set their priorities right.
"They've (West Indians) got to make their minds up on what they want and what they're benefiting out of it - if it's money, then it's money. It's their choice," he added.
Warner’s stand will definitely get a lot of appreciation from the world of cricket.
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