Why will David Warner’s final Test in Sydney be pink?

The Sydney Test Pakistan tour Australia is the final competition starting from Wednesday (January 3).

Pakistan has already lost in this series and now the last test is a home draw, the result of which, although there is no change, but due to the large number of Pakistanis staying in Sydney, the Pakistani flags will be flying in this match. Expect to see a large number.

Despite the poor performance of Pakistan team, PCB or team management is not worried. Interim Chairman Zaka Ashraf with his Lao Lashkar Australia is on a pilgrimage, which is being criticized a lot. The pictures on social media are being heavily criticized for the negative news of Zaka Ashraf’s unnecessary meetings and discussions with the players.

Pink everywhere

A unique feature of the Sydney Test will be that both teams will wear pink caps with a pink ribbon on the chest while cricket commentators to organizers will be decked out in pink coats and shirts. Spectators will also be dressed in pink as the Sydney Test commemorates Jane McGrath, wife of former fast bowler Glenn McGrath, who died of cancer.

In recognition of Glenn’s services and to share his grief, the Kangaroo Cricket Board has dedicated one day of the Test match entirely to him.

All proceeds from the day’s ticket sales go to the McGraw Foundation, which sponsors a variety of cancer research programs.

The Sydney Test has been called the ‘Pink Test’ for the last 15 years. It started after the death of Jane McGrath in 2009 and now the color has taken on a historical significance.

David Warner’s last Test

David Warner Australia’s Maynaz is an opener and has had an impressive career but is considered a difficult player due to his aggressive attitude. Although he is quick-tongued and has clashed with coaches in the past, he responds to every criticism with his bat.

David Warner, 37, will play his final and 112th Test in Sydney before retiring. He has scored 8,695 runs at an average of 44.95 in 111 Tests, the most by any Australian opener. Earlier, Matthew Hayden had 8,625 runs. Warner has scored 26 centuries so far.

Australian cricketer David Warner, with his wife Candace and children, leaves after a press conference ahead of the third Test match between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 1, 2024. David Warner has announced his retirement after this Test match (AFP).

Warner has also announced his retirement from one-day cricket, although he will be available for the Champions Trophy in 2025 for Pakistan if needed.

Warner has scored 6,932 runs in 161 ODI matches with the help of 22 centuries. He was the highest run scorer for Australia in the last World Cup. David Warner has scored 2 thousand 894 runs in 99 T20 matches.

David Warner’s career has had many ups and downs and he was also banned for a year in a ball-tampering case.

During the tour of South Africa in 2018, he was banned by Cricket Australia along with captain Steve Smith when, as vice-captain, he admitted that he tried to spoil the condition of the ball with rag paper. This ban tarnished his career. Warner has always regretted his mistake.

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When he returned in the 2019 Ashes series, his performance was poor and he could only score 95 runs in 10 innings. He might have been dropped here forever, but his 335-run knock in the Adelaide Test during the 2019-20 series against Pakistan gave his career a new lease of life. This is the second best individual score by any Australian batsman.

David Warner had a bad start to the last Ashes series too and he wanted to retire after the Lord’s Test. He had decided that he would say goodbye at Lord’s if he did not get runs, but his innings of 43 runs against India in the final of the Test Championship gave him courage and he announced his departure for the Sydney Test against Pakistan. Done.

Warner, the fifth highest run-scorer as an opener in world cricket, now wants to bid farewell with a win against Pakistan in the Sydney Test.

A large number of fans are expected to see him off when he plays the final innings in Sydney.

Pakistani team

The Sydney Test is the last chance for Pakistan’s injured team to show something. Cricket fans have high expectations from Babar Azam that he might score runs.

Pakistan plans to make two changes to their team. It is proposed to give Test cap to Saeem Ayub instead of Imamul Haq. Imam-ul-Haq is on the radar due to poor performance although the entire team can be dropped based on performance.

Another change could be Abrar Ahmed or Sajid Khan in place of Hasan Ali. If Abrar is fit, he will play, otherwise Sajid Khan will slot in as a spinner. Sydney’s pitch favors spinners, so Pakistani spinners will have plenty of chances but batting support is essential.

Although Pakistan’s batting has been abysmal so far in the series, in the second innings of the Melbourne Test, Pakistan put up some fight and troubled Australia for a while. If the batting keeps up with the bowling, maybe Team Green will repeat some of the Sydney history.

Pakistan have won two Test matches in Sydney so far. One match due to Imran Khan’s bowling alone and the other match due to the bowling of Wasim Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed.

Will another Sydney Test go down in history? Although the answer is not difficult, cricket is a field where history can change at any moment.

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