Published 17:45 IST, July 28th 2020

David Warner eyes rematch with Stuart Broad after seeing England pacer's resurgence

David Warner said that Stuart Broad is a world-class bowler and has really worked hard on pitching the ball up in the last 18 months.

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Australian opener David Warner had an unforgettable Ashes series last year as England pacer Stuart Broad won one-on-one battle against left-hander, dismissing him 7 times in 10 innings. Despite all that, 34-year-old paid tribute to his Ashes nemesis by joking that English selectors should drop paceman more often. Stuart Broad took his 500th Test wicket on Tuesday by trapping West Indies batsman Kraig Braithwaite LBW on final day of ongoing 3rd Test in Manchester.

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David Warner thoughts on Stuart Broad growth

Stuart Broad's exclusion from first Test against West Indies had raised eyebrows but  pacer returned to destroy West Indies in second Test and help his team towards victory with a total of six wickets. In third and final Test, Broad scored a dazzling half-century in first innings and picked up 6 wickets again to put England firmly in control.

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In an interview with ESPNcricinfo, David Warner admitted that he was shocked to see Stuart Broad being left out for Mark Wood during first Test but playfully wished that Broad doesn't play in an Ashes Test.

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While showering more praise on Stuart Broad, David Warner said that England pacer is a world-class bowler and in past 18 months, he’s really worked hard on pitching ball up. Besides ackwledging Broad's outstanding record against left-handers, Warner said that Broad's capability to bring ball back off wicket into right-hander is ar string to his bow.

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Speaking about Stuart Broad-James Anderson combination, David Warner said that both bowlers have ability to restrict runs. He furr said that in England, y bowl a length where if one drives, batsman is probably going to eir edge ball or hit stumps, so leaving ball is t really an option.

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David Warner gears up for IPL 2020 action 

David Warner will make his return to cricket by playing in IPL 2020, which will be taking place in UAE. Warner will lead SRH in  IPL 2020 which is scheduled to begin on September 19 with final set to be held on vember 8. David Warner has so far featured in 126 matches in IPL in which he has mand to score a total of 4,706 runs with an aver of 43.17. opener also has four IPL centuries to his name and has led SRH to IPL title back in 2016.

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17:45 IST, July 28th 2020