David Warner in action for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Source: AAP
THE Matraville Mauler has matured.
Or so it seems.
Currently playing in the Indian Premier League, Dave Warner has been batting at number four for the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Only a few years ago, Warner would have treated the news of batting down the order, instead of opening, with lip service and a few stiff lemonades.
But instead, Warner's renewed outlook coincides with his head held high, focused on delivering in the IPL, but with one eye also on the intense calendar of cricket and career-defining trophies that lie ahead for Australia.
The art of successfully batting at four is something Warner is treating as a challenge, warming to the role for his own personal development and maturity as a cricketer. His most recent outing, against Mumbai saw Warner crunch 55 runs off 31 balls.
The ability to bat patiently through the middle period at the crease before pressing his famous go button, is a challenge Warner believes will only be beneficial for his own game, ahead of a nine-month period that includes a Twenty20 and one-day internationals in Abu Dhabi and a World Cup early next year.
"I love opening and that's exactly what I want to do for my country, but at the moment, my role for the Sunrisers is in the middle,'' Warner said.
David Warner with fiancee Candice Falzon. Source: News Limited
"Where I'm batting at the moment (at four), I'm trying to steady the ship and bat until the last couple of overs and then go for it.
"That obviously changes my role and obviously it's different to opening. But I think it's always good to change what you do.
"I'm enjoying that role and I think it helps me as well when I'm changing gears.
"Much like Test cricket you open the batting and get off to a good start and then come overs 20 to 90, you need to knuckle down and have a little bit of patience.
"We've got a World Cup coming up from Australia, so to open the batting there you've got to bat through the middle period as well while taking that odd risk at the beginning of the overs.
"It's good to get that eye in now.''
With a baby on the way with fiancee Candice Falzon in September, Warner admitted his ability to continue to play in all three forms of the game was a question he would soon be forced to ponder.
"You've got to make sure you're enjoying cricket, make sure you've got a balanced lifestyle on and off the field,'' Warner said.
"I think the test for me is when the baby is born and travelling away from the baby especially over the next 2½ years, we've got an Ashes, a Caribbean tour, we've got a tour at home against New Zealand, then we go away to New Zealand and then we have the IPL.
"So it's going to be the challenge for me, but for a cricketer coming through its an amazing experience to be able to play in all three forms and develop as a cricket and test your skills along those lines of international cricket.''
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