For a long while now, David Warner was under the spotlight for all his numbers in Asia. Being an institute within himself, Warner is no stranger to playing in Asia, having been a known feature in the IPL for years now. To add to that, he has toured India for two Test series’ and knows a lot about playing in Asia.
Nevertheless, his record was abysmal in Asia and quite contrasting to his overall tally in other nations. It is precisely why the series in Bangladesh was always going to be a critical one for Warner, as it could have been one final calling for him to succeed in this part of the world.
Two Tests later, the southpaw can reflect on the series with great pride, as he played two of his most iconic Test knocks. His ton in the fourth innings at Mirpur was extremely crucial, even if it ended in a losing cause. But it was the ton at Chittagong which would satisfy him, as it came in a winning cause.
Post the win; he had his former opening partner Chris Rogers to thank, for his change in approach.
“It was taken this approach from my past team mate Chris Rogers’ book. It took me around 15 Tests to work around my pattern in conditions like these. It has come off, and it is nice to play well for the team,” said Warner.
“I had to overcome battles in my mind on how to approach the game. I hadn’t had much of success in conditions like these and we fought back hard from the first game. Keeping my patience and working hard paid off,” Warner added.