David Warner may be flattered by the calls for him to take over Australia's Twenty20 captaincy but until it is official he remains one of Cameron White's staunchest supporters.
Warner's leadership qualities were lauded by coach Mickey Arthur in the wake of the Perth Test last week and with White struggling for form with the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League, many are tipping the 25-year-old to take over the reins for next month's T20 series against India.
But as far as Warner is concerned he will be playing under White's leadership in the opening T20 at Sydney's Olympic stadium on February 1 and that is fine by him.
"One day it might happen but for now Cameron White is the captain," Warner said.
"I am still going to be playing by his rules.
"He is a class player. We've seen many times with Cameron that he can come out and fire ... with Cameron's ability with the bat to clear the fence we are backing him 100 per cent."
If Warner is handed the captaincy it would complete a glorious summer for the left-hander, leading a national team onto the field in front of friends and family in his beloved western Sydney.
"I am just excited and overwhelmed that they are looking at me as a possibility for the future," Warner said of the captaincy talk before saying he expected up to 70,000 people to attend the opening T20 match in Sydney's Olympic Park.
"It's a massive achievement for people to say that but at the end of the day I just have to concentrate on my cricket."
AAP
Tags: sport, cricket, sydney-2000, nsw, australia First posted January 18, 2012 20:59:36
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