“Australian man of many personalities bows out as an ODI great”

A version of this article was first published on November 14, 2023.
The first brawler, the reformed sage, the repeat offender, the observer penitent of silence, the strategist, the troublemaker, the king of children, the irritable self-justifier, the granular cricket analyst, the late-career role model.
Some may have been more sincere than others, although there were at least moments when Warner seemed to believe in them all.
As a result, it is received differently depending on the locale.
In England, accentuate the negative: start by making fun of his 95 runs in the 2019 Ashes, go back to sandpaper if necessary. Some thoughtful, unbiased people are sincere in their enduring lament of his ball tampering, but those whose default response to his name is to yell or type “Cheat! » are generally marked by less originality and understanding of nuances.
In India, the opposite , Warner is hugely popular - the legacy of 14 seasons of service in the Indian Premier League and an ability to sense which side of the naan is buttered.
Like counterfeit jersey sellers offering only Indian shirts bearing Virat or Rohit, the Australian options are Warner or Maxwell.
Warner clearly responds to this, especially in the Telugu market in Hyderabad where it has played seven seasons, stringing its girls together for dance videos from Tollywood [Hyderabad-based cinema] on the social networks and reproducing movements on the ground.
In Australia, reception has been mixed. Some cricket observers were put off years ago by his attitude - a deliberately abrasive on-field personality long before other techniques followed.
Some people still don't like the embarrassment of the sandpaper situation. Others appreciate his combativeness and respect his temperament, one that implies more inability than unwillingness to give up.
These judgments tend to influence the way people perceive his cricket, particularly in the latter years of his international career, when the tests became even more difficult.

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“Australian man of many personalities bows out as an ODI great”

A version of this article was first published on November 14, 2023.

The first brawler, the reformed sage, the repeat offender, the observer penitent of silence, the strategist, the troublemaker, the king of children, the irritable self-justifier, the granular cricket analyst, the late-career role model.

Some may have been more sincere than others, although there were at least moments when Warner seemed to believe in them all.

As a result, it is received differently depending on the locale.

In England, accentuate the negative: start by making fun of his 95 runs in the 2019 Ashes, go back to sandpaper if necessary. Some thoughtful, unbiased people are sincere in their enduring lament of his ball tampering, but those whose default response to his name is to yell or type “Cheat! » are generally marked by less originality and understanding of nuances.

In India, the opposite , Warner is hugely popular - the legacy of 14 seasons of service in the Indian Premier League and an ability to sense which side of the naan is buttered.

Like counterfeit jersey sellers offering only Indian shirts bearing Virat or Rohit, the Australian options are Warner or Maxwell.

Warner clearly responds to this, especially in the Telugu market in Hyderabad where it has played seven seasons, stringing its girls together for dance videos from Tollywood [Hyderabad-based cinema] on the social networks and reproducing movements on the ground.

In Australia, reception has been mixed. Some cricket observers were put off years ago by his attitude - a deliberately abrasive on-field personality long before other techniques followed.

Some people still don't like the embarrassment of the sandpaper situation. Others appreciate his combativeness and respect his temperament, one that implies more inability than unwillingness to give up.

These judgments tend to influence the way people perceive his cricket, particularly in the latter years of his international career, when the tests became even more difficult.