World Cup 2019: Warner keen to make up for time lost during short hiatus from the game

While Warner leads the run-getters' chart at present, it is all about making up for lost time as he spent 12 months away from the game thanks to his involvement in the Sandpaper Gate.

David Warner has been in stellar form with the bat for Australia in the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales. While the explosive Australian opener hasn't scored runs in his characteristic attacking style, his mature approach has seen him amass 447 runs from six innings at an average of 89.40. While he leads the run-getters' chart at present, it is all about making up for lost time as he spent 12 months away from the game thanks to his involvement in the Sandpaper Gate. "It's just more runs that you can miss out on. For me it's about going out there and putting my best foot forward for the team and trying to score as many runs as I can. To make up for all the runs that I've missed out on and for the team," he said. Asked about his slightly slower approach at the crease in comparison to his usual way of starting with a bang, Warner said that he has been trying to bat deep and act mature in conditions which undoubtedly help the bowlers at the top of the innings. "I don't mean to go out there and bat slow. I've tried to get a calculation, how many fielders I've hit in the first 10 (overs). I got frustrated against India. I got frustrated against Afghanistan. And then today, Finchy (Aaron Finch) kept telling me to hang in there and bat deep and bat time. And that was in like the eighth or ninth over. Because it's generally not my game to stick there, and I usually try and go after it a little bit. Must be a bit more maturity, I think," he explained.