Published 16:33 IST, May 6th 2020

David Warner points out similarity with Virat Kohli, says that's what drives their passion

Australia's ace batsman David Warner highlighted intricacies involved in an India-Australia match and also detailed on his similarity with Virat Kohli

Reported by: Jitesh Vachhatani
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With some big names on team list and years of domination in game, when India and Australia lock horns on a cricket field, t only is it a contest between two supreme cricketing nations but between players as well, as y take on each or, with each one trying to come out on top. Recently, Australia's ace batsman David Warner highlighted intricacies involved in an India-Australia match and also detailed on his similarity and competitiveness with Indian skipper Virat Kohli. 

In a chat show recently, David Warner said that when he and Virat Kohli go out to play, y have an urge to prove someone wrong. He added that when y both are in a contest and if he is going at Kohli, he thinks that he is going to score more runs than Virat to have an upper hand in game, adding, one tries to do better than that person in game and which is what drives passion. 

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Warner also highlighted that small battles within a match between India and Australia. He stated while it is obvious that everyone is playing to win game it is also about if he can score more than Virat, or if Cheteshwar Pujara scores more runs than Steve Smith. Warner added that this is a way to narrow game by having se little contests and his passion is driven by only two things - to win and wanting to do better than that person in opposition. 

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Warner joins debate on saliva to shine ball

David Warner does t see need to abolish use of saliva to shine ball when cricket resumes in post-COVID-19 world as he feels it is more or less risky than sharing change room with fellow players. re is speculation that use of saliva to shine ball will be stopped to cut down risk of highly contagious infection when international cricket restarts. 

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"You're sharing change rooms and you're sharing everything else, I don't see why you have to change that," Warner told 'cricket.com.au'. "It's been going around for hundreds of years w, I can't recall anyone that's got sick by doing that. If you're going to contract a bug, I don't think it'd necessarily be just from that," said Warner.

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16:33 IST, May 6th 2020