David Warner is set to have discussions with Cricket Australia to end his lifetime leadership ban in the coming weeks as the board looks for a replacement for former ODI skipper Aaron Finch Finch retired from ODI cricket on Sunday after a poor run of form with just over 12 months left for the 50over World Cup in India next year.
While Test skipper Pat Cummins is favourite to take over the job if he can manage his workload Warner may also be in the reckoning especially as several former and current players have called for the southpaws life ban to end I have spoken to Nick Hockley were going to try and have a catch up Warner was quoted as saying by foxsportscomau.
Its very difficult at the moment but Im sure in the next couple of weeks we might be able to But theres no rush for anything.
In the aftermath of the 2018 balltampering scandal in South Africa former skipper Steve Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leading Australia for two years while Warner was handed a more severe punishment a lifelong leadership ban For Warner it would be a privilege to be entrusted with a leadership role again.
I havent had any conversations at all But look I think at the end of the day any opportunity to captain would be a privilege Warner said But from my end theres a lot of water to go under the bridge to have those conversations with Cricket Australia and my main focus is just actually playing cricket.
The 35yearold feels the ban was not just punishment for the ball tampering incident.
Unfortunately a lot of the events before 2018 were with the board The MOU stuff and all that There was a lot of stuff that was things got over and above in terms of more than the Cape Town stuff There was more to it I think thats where my decision the penalty that was handed down was more of stuff that was happening before that.

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Source:- CNBCTV18