Australian Cricketer David Warner wants to return in a bid to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad to another title.
A 12-month ban from Cricket Australia for his role in a ball-tampering scandal during a test series in South Africa in 2018 cost Warner any chance of ever leading his national team, and also led to him being dropped as captain of the Sunrisers.
He returned from the ban last season to lead the IPL in scoring with 692 runs, and then returned to full international cricket for Australia in the one-day format at the World Cup in England.
“I don’t see it as a redemption tale,” Warner said in a teleconference Tuesday, answering a question about the club’s decision to restore him to the captaincy for the 2020 tournament which is expected to be staged in the United Arab Emirates. “I just see it as an honor to captain the Sunrisers.”
Warner led the Sunrisers to the IPL title in 2016 and played at the club last year under New Zealander Kane Williamson.
“It’s great to be back and leading, but everyone in that team is a leader in their own right,” Warner said, adding that he and Williamson regularly bounce ideas off each other. “From where I sit, nothing is different. I still considered myself as a leader when I was there last year. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve got a ‘C’ next to your name or not.”