Younis supports Warner as ‘leader’
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 and declared he will have no hesitation doing so after Dwayne Bravo flew home yesterday.
“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 entire investigative findings on the belief he was the mastermind of the sandpapergate scandal.
However, some leading figures like Younis and others in the Australian system believe such a restriction is counterproductive to the potential value Warner can put back into the game in the remaining chapter of his career if he wound up playing in the Big Bash League or another domestic tournament featuring young players.
Younis has extensive coaching experience and said he had no issues turning to Warner despite what happened in Cape Town.
“It’s already been enough for these guys.
“They’ve suffered enough …,” said Younis.
“People make mistakes and we move on.”