WARNER sorry over rant, but defends HIMSELF
Australian opener David Warner said Thursday he regretted not keeping
a lid on his outrage but maintained he had to defend himself after his
image was used in a report condemning the Indian Premier League. Warner
was speaking for the first time since he was found guilty of breaching
Cricket Australia's code of behaviour on Wednesday over a Twitter tirade
at two Australian journalists and fined Aus$5,750 (US$5,600).
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David Warner leaves a press conference after speaking for
the first time since he was found guilty of breaching
Cricket Australias code of behaviour over a Twitter tirade
at two Australian journalists
and fined 5,750 Australian dollars (5,600 USD), in Sydney on
May 23, 2013. AFP |
The explosive opener said he was responding to a piece from News
Limited cricket writer Robert Craddock that followed the arrest of
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other IPL players for spot-fixing.
Warner said he was "extremely annoyed" that a photo of him playing
for the Delhi Daredevils accompanied Craddock's piece that highlighted,
in part, corruption and fixing in the IPL.
"Obviously it's disappointing that guys are match-fixing. It's not my
place to say why they did do it or why they keep continuing to do it,"
Warner told reporters in Sydney.
"But for me to have my image related to an article (detailing those
issues)... it's the worst thing that can possibly be brought to a
cricket player." But Warner expressed remorse, saying he should have
better handled his reaction.
"I'm extremely remorseful of the comments that I made and next time
I've got to be a bit more professional with the choice of words I used,"
he said.
AFP. |
