For first time as Sydney Thunder confirm David Warner set to play full BBL
Former Australian cricketer David Warner is all set to return to action, this time in the Big Bash League. The Sydney Thunder have confirmed the southpaw’s commitment to the franchise for the upcoming season. This will be the first time Warner will play the entire league.
Warner, who retired from all forms of cricket earlier this year, said that he was excited to reunite with Thunder. Incidentally, the southpaw’s confirmation comes after his former teammate Steve Smith confirmed that he will play for Sydney Sixers in the BBL.
On Tuesday Warner said, “There’s a great bunch of people, a great coach and I’ve always been a part of Thunder.”
In total, the explosive opener has made 8 appearances for the franchise, scoring 149 runs at an average of 21.28.
Earlier Warner had said, “I definitely am keen to pursue playing Big Bash next year. There’s going to be conversations behind the scenes to allow me to do that. Obviously I’ve joined the Fox commentary team next year during the Test series against India, which I’m looking forward to. So I would like to play [the BBL] in and around the commentary stuff. I’ve just got to make sure that I’m, one, playing to the best of my ability and, two, not hindering the team’s performances or upsetting the balance of the team.”