{"id":356781,"date":"2024-01-01T02:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T03:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=356781"},"modified":"2024-01-01T04:01:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T04:01:52","slug":"warner-has-no-regrets-over-ball-tampering-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=356781","title":{"rendered":"Warner has 'no regrets' over ball-tampering scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

D\ufeffavid Warner<\/a> says he has "no regrets" about the ball-tampering scandal that threatened to end his cricket career<\/a> almost six years ago.<\/p>\n

It was in Cape Town in early 2018 when Warner and then-Test<\/a> teammate Cameron Bancroft devised a plan to use sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball during a match against South Africa.<\/p>\n

When they were busted by broadcast cameras, Cricket Australia banned the pair and then-captain Steve Smith.<\/p>\n

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Warner spent 12 months in the cricket wilderness, and was also banned from holding a leadership position within Australian cricket teams forever.<\/p>\n

It's an ugly subhead on a career that has otherwise proved fruitful for Warner, who heads into his final Test match this week with 8695 runs at an average of 44.58 in the format.<\/p>\n

\"Australia's<\/p>\n

While the polarising batter has largely dodged questions about Cape Town since his 2019 return – it's widely believed he is saving the juiciest facts for his first biography – he did reminisce on the episode when speaking to media in Sydney on Monday.<\/p>\n

"Reflecting on that, that whole period and my whole career, I've got no regrets," Warner said.<\/p>\n

"You're going to have a lot of hurdles that you have to jump, there's going to be obstacles along the way.<\/p>\n

"But you have to move forward, and I've done that with dignity.<\/p>\n

"I've got a lot of passion for the game, and it was important from my perspective that I'm giving back. Not just gaining the respect back, but putting Australian cricket first.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Warner also spoke about the time immediately following the 2018 scandal, saying he believed a higher power was watching over him and his family.<\/p>\n

"When I left Africa the first five or six people who came up to me were priests, and gave me a card. Then we went on holiday to Singapore after that and there was a big church convention, and I then sat back and spoke to (wife) Candice and said 'someone is clearly watching down upon us'," he said.<\/p>\n

"It just grew strength from there to go back and play grade cricket, get a sense of that cricket community belief back.<\/p>\n

\"Johnson<\/p>\n

"The canteen ladies, the people who run the drinks out, taking off and (putting) on the covers… it was something I sort of got disconnected with, and a lot of us do because we're in this bubble.<\/p>\n

"But when you go back and see the real people who are working hard, that's what I reflect most on.<\/p>\n

"If I can continue making sure that people understand where you come from and how you got to where you are, I think that's very important, I think that's a lesson that I learned.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Warner will line \ufeffup for his final Test match when Australia hosts Pakistan at the SCG from Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He also announced on Monday he will retire from one-day international cricket, but will continue to play the Twenty20 format.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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