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David Warner's shock injury news after right-handed antics

First Steve Smith, now David Warner.

Warner made international news on Wednesday with a freakish display of right-handed batting in the Bangladesh Premier League.

But it appears to have come at a pretty hefty cost.

Just six days after Smith left the BPL to have surgery on his elbow, Cricket Australia confirmed Warner would also head home to seek medical assessment on the same joint.

But while Smith faces a prolonged period on the sideline, Warner’s outlook appears somewhat better – with the opener free to play two more games in Bangladesh before heading home on Monday.

David Warner whack 14 runs off three balls against Chris Gayle. Image: BPL
David Warner whack 14 runs off three balls against Chris Gayle. Image: BPL

“David has reported some pain in his right elbow,” a CA spokesman said.

“He will return to Australia on Monday January 21 to be assessed, but is expected to play in remaining BPL matches until his return.

“We will have a clearer understanding of the extent of his injury once he has been assessed.”

Warner and Smith’s 12-month bans stemming from the ball-tampering scandal end on March 29, and it had previously been suggested the pair could play at least some of a yet-to-be scheduled one-day series against Pakistan in the UAE.

David Warner in action in the BPL. (Photo by STR/AFP/Getty Images)
David Warner in action in the BPL. (Photo by STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Smith’s hopes of that are almost certainly shot though, the prominent run-scorer facing six weeks in a brace following Tuesday’s surgery for a ligament injury.

He is however expected to return well in time for Australia’s first match at the World Cup in England on June 1.

Meanwhile Warner’s injury was seemingly suffered as he hit an unbeaten 61 from 36 balls for the Sylhet Sixers against the Rangpur Riders on Wednesday night, with his knock including a six and two fours while batting right-handed against Gayle.

While there had been public conjecture over the future selection of Smith and Warner, the poor form of both the red and white-ball national sides headed into a World Cup and Ashes winter appear to now make that a mere formality.

with agencies