Awestruck by David Warner's batting pyrotechnics, Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted it was hard to resist the temptation of including the fiery youngster to the one day side.
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Awestruck by David Warner's batting pyrotechnics, Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted it was hard to resist the temptation of including the fiery youngster to the one day side.
The 22-year-old belted 89 runs from just 43 balls for a Man of the Match performance in Australia's thumping win against South Africa here yesterday.
"He'll play again tomorrow for us up in Brisbane and hopefully do well again," Ponting said. "If he keeps putting the scores on the board then he's going to be hard to resist, I guess," he added.
The 22-year-old Warner became the first Australian in 132 years to represent the country without having played a first-class match. Warner will figure in the second Twenty20 in Brisbane tomorrow but has not been named in the Australian squad for the five ODIs starting here on Friday.
Ponting also found shades of an Adam Gilchrist in his pomp in the youngster who struck seven fours and six sixes. "It was like you were out there with Gilly when he was in one of those moods," he said. Warner has been signed by the Delhi Daredevils and would make his Indian Premier League debut this year.
