In Australia, batsman David Warner created a sensation when he made serious allegations against Cricket Australia (CA). David Warner had appealed to have his captaincy life ban lifted but later withdrew it. Many former veteran players including Michael Clarke supported David Warner. Now the name of former captain Ian Chappell has also been added to this list.
In fact, former Australian captain Ian Chappell believes that Cricket Australia never protected the interests of its players and David Warner reacted strongly to the captaincy ban imposed on him and asked the officials to defend themselves. Revealed the trend of Let us tell you that David Warner on Wednesday withdrew his appeal to lift the life ban on his captaincy.
Ian Chappell supports David Warner
Some former players including Michael Clarke supported Warner and now Chappell’s name has also been added to this episode. Former Australian great Ian Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo, “I did not like it when David Warner took a dig at Cricket Australia by deciding to withdraw the request to review his captaincy ban.” ”
He further said, “This shows that David Warner did not have confidence in the authorities regarding his interests. It was a wise decision by Warner as Cricket Australia only looks after its own interests and not the players. Young players should express their gratitude to Warner as he exposed Cricket Australia’s tendency to defend itself only. Most importantly, Warner’s withdrawal of the review shows how wrong the decision to ban him from captaincy for life was.