Adelaide: David Warner missed a shot at breaking Brian Lara's record of highest Test score as Tim Paine declared with the opener batting on 335. Brian Lara’s record of highest individual score in Tests looked to be in danger on Saturday with Australia opener David Warner going great guns against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval.
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The Australian opener extended his stunning form in the ongoing season as he hammered his maiden triple century in Tests. However, before the world could see him taking a shot at Lara’s record of 400 runs, Tim Paine sensationally declared the innings. Since Lara played his monumental knock of 400 against England in 2004, not many have close to breaking it.
However, Warner was looking well on his way to eclipsing that record during his stunning knock of unbeaten 335 against Pakistan in Adelaide.
Warner might have missed a chance to surpass 400 mark but when asked about who can scale 400 in tests Warner said, "Yeah, look, I think it's about the person himself. We've got long boundaries, it is quite difficult at times. When fatigue sets in, it's very hard to try hard and throw your hands at it," Warner told Fox Sports.
"At the end, I tried to run twos to lift the ante because I couldn't actually think like I could clear the ropes.
"I think, one day, if I've to name a player, I reckon it could be Rohit Sharma. Definitely."
While Warner’s pick must have surprised many as Warner sidelined the likes of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, one cannot deny the fact that Rohit Sharma knows a thing or two about playing big knocks.
Well, Rohit does now how to play a big knock. He holds the record for highest individual score in ODIs for his mammoth 264 against Sri Lanka. He is also the only player to have scored three double tons in ODIs and four centuries in T20Is.
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Warner also praised Virender Sehwag and said the former opener helped him improve his game:
He also revealed that he had doubts about his Test career and it was former India opener Virender Sehwag, who had predicted that he would be a better Test batsman than a T20 cricketer.
"When I met Virender Sehwag while playing for Delhi in the IPL, he sat down to me and said I will be a better Test player than a Twenty20 player. I said 'you're out of your mind, I've not played many first-class games'," Warner told reporters.
"He always said 'they will have slips and gully, covers open, mid-wicket stay there, mid-off and mid-on will be up, you can get off to a flier and sit there all day and you'll be picking them all off."
"That's always stuck in my mind, it sounded very easy when we were discussing then."
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