Stop the sendoffs, Warner pleads

David Warner wants Australia and India to put an end to the ugly practice of sending off batsman after a dismissal, ahead of the fourth Test at the SCG which begins on Tuesday.

The practice of giving batsmen a colourful farewell after they are dismissed has created a number of flashpoints during the three Tests in the series so far.

Warner has been one of the summer’s chief antagonists, but was in a conciliatory mood as he declared he wanted to see the end of batman being humiliated on their way back to the change room.

“I wouldn’t say (there has been a) crossing of the line … I’ve been guilty of it sometimes in the past,” Warner said.

“Just the way we celebrate wickets, not just the Indian team, we do it as well.

“Sometimes we’ve all got to be careful not to get overexcited and get in the batsman’s face.

“Let them walk off, the best thing you can do is turn your back and give them the silent treatment when you get them out, because you have the last laugh doing it that way.

“I know I have to learn, and I’ve learned from that in the past, but I think all of us can take a message from me, which is a surprise.”

Warner has had a number of disagreements with new Indian captain Virat Kohli throughout the series.

The Australian opener says he will be interested to see what Kohli brings to the leadership role in his first Test as fulltime skipper after MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket following the drawn MCG Test.

“I’d like to see him, if he’ll come out with the same aggression as the last Test, if he will do it as captain,” Warner said.

Australia take an unassailable 2-0 lead into the final Test of the series in Sydney.

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