Australian cricketer David Warner along with his family have landed in his home city Sydney after flying from Capetown on Wednesday.
The 31-year old was banned by Cricket Australia for 12 months after proven guilty in ball tampering incident. The southpaw had endured a difficult week since Saturday as he along with Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were proven in the Sand Paper scandal.
Both Steve Smith as well as Cameron Bancroft had addressed the media in a press conference in Sydney earlier in the day. However, former England cricket Michael Vaughan had criticized David Warner for not talking to media post the incident. But Warner quickly stopped at the airport for a brief chat with media personnel.
“As you can understand, it has been a tough, emotional time for my wife and kids,” he said, when he was queried on Darren Lehmann’s resignation as head coach of Australian national team.
“At the present time, you’ll hear from me in a couple of days.
“At the moment, my priority is to get these kids in bed, and rest up and get my mind a bit clear so I can think, and talk in a couple of days. Thanks guys.”
Warner had already posted his statement on his social media channels on Thursday morning. The former vice-captain of the Australian cricket team was proven to the guilty of “development of a plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball” and “instruction to a junior player to carry out a plan.”
Apart from the ban, Warner can never become the captain of Australian cricket team in the future as sanctioned by Cricket Australia. He was also stripped off his captaincy in Indian Premier League and was subsequently banned from the cash-rich league.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson replaced him as the captain of his franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad. It remains to be seen, what Warner will be saying in the media briefing that is expected in the next couple of days.