Warner could have terminated his Test career on his own terms, according to Ricky Ponting’s opinion.

David Warner Test career appears to be in decline. In the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he was only able to score 11 runs over two innings, and the 36-year-performance old’s in the second Test was not any better. He only managed to score 15 runs in the first innings of the second Test before being injured and being removed from the team.

Ricky Ponting, a former Australian captain, recently shared his perspective on Warner’s Test career.

In his opinion, he should have declared his retirement in front of the home crowd in Sydney after playing his 101st Test against South Africa, rather than leaving it up to the selectors to call it a day on his career. Ponting believes that Warner’s chance to leave the game on his own terms has been lost.

“The logical course of action for me was to possibly pull the plug after Sydney in order for him to end as he deserves to finish. He scored 200 in Melbourne, took part in his 100th and 101st Tests on his home field of Sydney, and may have concluded his career there “Telling RSN Cricket, Ponting.

“The last thing he deserved was for his career to end while he was on tour, in the middle of a series, and dropped. That would not be a good way for him to go. We’ll see how he does because he’s a motivated little man and a very obstinate little bugger “Added he.

Runs are the only cash a batsman has: Ponting

Warner recently stated that he had no plans to retire yet and would like to play until 2024, despite rumors that he would be quitting Test cricket. Ponting seemed to have some reservations about Warner’s chances, though. Ponting considered Warner’s predicament with reference to the WTC final and The Ashes series while keeping his form in mind. He thinks the team could keep Warner for at least the current cycle.

“I believe I’ve heard him discuss their cycle before. After the World Test Championship, which is naturally the week before the first Ashes Test, this cycle will come to an end, so I would assume that they would like to see David through at least that Test match “explained Ponting.
He stated that as a batter, one needs to produce runs as it is the only currency that keeps a player going since ultimately, he left it up to Warner to make the final decision.

“But it’s up to him. As a batsman, runs are your sole form of payment, and if you don’t score any, you leave yourself vulnerable “Added he.