India vs Australia: How David Warner has struggled in India

Warner
Test
numbers
in
India

After
his
1-run
dismissal
against
India
on
Day
of
the
first
Test
of
the
Border-Gavaskar
Trophy
in
Nagpur
on
Thursday,
the
36-year-old
southpaw
is
averaging
a
paltry
22.88
in
nine
matches
(17
innings).
He
has
scored
389
runs
which
included
three
fifties.
A
three-figure
score
has
deluded
the
southpaw
till
date.

Warner
record
in
subcontinent

Warner
has
struggled
throughout
the
subcontinent
nations.
In
Sri
Lanka
he
averages
25.22
in
five
matches
and
33.80
in
three
matches
against
Pakistan.
In
Bangladesh
he
has
found
some
success
with
251
runs
in
two
matches
at
an
average
of
62.75.
Overall,
the
New
South
Wales
batter
has
21
matches
in
Asia
and
scored
1275
runs
at
an
average
of
32.69.
The
numbers
are
in
complete
contrast
when
compared
to
his
records
in
Oceania
and
Africa.
In
Oceania,
he
has
scored
5179
runs
at
an
average
of
56.90.
In
Africa,
Warner
averages
63.33
in
six
matches.

On
Thursday,
a
battled
between
Warner
and
India
spinners
was
anticipated
but
he
was
back
in
the
pavilion
even
before
the
completion
of
the
third
over.
A
delivery
which
nipped
back
in
sharply
sent
Warner’s
off-stump
flying
in
the
air.
Prior
to
his
17th
Test
dismissal
in
India,
Warner
had
lost
his
wicket
six
times
off
right-arm
off-spinners
and
four
times
he
had
fell
prey
to
left-arm
orthodox.

Considering
that
the
series
is
just
starting
and
Warner
has
already
flunked
badly
in
his
first
outing,
the
signs
are
not
good
for
him.
He
has
made
some
massive
comebacks
in
the
past
but
breaching
the
challenge
India
possess
in
home
conditions
won’t
at
all
be
easy
again.

Analaysing
Warner’s
struggles
in
India.
cricket-turned-commentator
Akash
Chopra
recently
explained
that
his
playing
style
suits
bouncy
pitches
where
his
lack
of
footwork
and
the
trait
of
playing
through
the
line
works.
However,
in
the
Indian
conditions
the
ball
stops
and
stays
low.
The
same
does
not
allow
a
batter
like
Warner
to
play
through
the
line
or
on
the
bounce.