Former England opener Alastair Cook has disclosed that David Warner told him he once “used substances attached to the strapping on his hand to accelerate the deterioration of the ball during a first-class match”. Cook has mentioned about this incident in his new book “The Autobiography”.
“David Warner, a couple of beers into his celebration, mentioned that he used substances attached to the strapping on his hand to accelerate the deterioration of the ball during a first-class match. I looked at Steve Smith who shot a glance that said: ‘Ooh, you shouldn’t have said that,” Cook wrote in his new autobiography.
Ever since his return to international cricket, David Warner is facing flak at the hands of fans. He, however, scored 647 runs in the World Cup. The left hand batsman finished as second highest run scorer in the tournament, only one run behind Rohit Sharma.