Not going to sledge captain Kohli, hints Warner

Known for playing mind games, Australian vice-captain David Warner on Sunday indicated that they will not sledge in-form India skipper Virat Kohli in the upcoming four-match Test series beginning February 23.

"For us, it's about going out there and playing our brand of cricket. Virat Kohli is one of those players, if you niggle at him, it either makes him better or if you get under his skin, he'll probably get even better. He's a world class player at the moment and for us, it's about going out and playing the best cricket we can," said Warner at the end of the drawn warm-up game against India A at the Brabourne Stadium here.

"We're not going out there to entertain the idea of sledging or banter. It's out there and playing good cricket and a great brand of cricket and making sure it's in the spirit of the game," added Warner who, according to India A's double centurion Shreyas Iyer, was among the two players who sledged him on Saturday. Warner said neither did his own performance in two innings in the warm-up game nor lead spinner Nathan Lyon's outing with the ball disappointed him.

"I'm not disappointed at all. That's what happens with my game, the way I play I'm either going to go on and cash in. Or I'm going to get out cheaply. That's the way I play," he said after making 25 and 35 in the two innings.