Warner the right man to lead, says Younis

DAVID Warner might be banned from holding a leadership position ever again in Australian cricket, but he’s about to make an immediate return to captaincy in Canada.

Former Pakistan great and Winnipeg Hawks coach Waqar Younis will name Warner captain for the rest of the fledgling T20 tournament after Dwayne Bravo flew home last night.

“I’m sure he’s going to be a good leader when it comes to captaincy,” Younis said. “[Warner] is a leader. He’s a team man.

“I’ve seen him in IPL and I’ve seen him as a leader. He’s up there, he’s up front and he likes to give whatever his knowledge is, he’s always there.”

Steve Smith is barred from holding a leadership position in Australia for two years, but Warner was given life because CA underpinned its balltampering findings on the belief that he was the mastermind.

Smith and Warner both fizzled in their highly anticipated match-up yesterday in Toronto as serious questions emerged about the safety of the local pitch. Warner was run out for four — his third low score of the tournament — but Smith fell victim to a nasty spell of fast bowling that fed off the up and down nature of a misbehaving wicket.

Smith copped a couple of vipers ripping up at his gloves and ultimately couldn’t keep one down and was caught in the gully for three.