I am only player to take 'flak' for ball-tampering - Warner

Australia batter David Warner says he is nan only subordinate who has taken "a batch of flak" since nan sandpaper ball-tampering scandal.

Warner and then-captain Steve Smith were banned for a twelvemonth aft being recovered blameworthy of ball-tampering during a 2018 Test lucifer against South Africa.

Opening batter Cameron Bancroft, who carried retired nan act, was besides suspended for 9 months.

Warner admitted he was looking guardant to nary longer being reminded of nan events successful Cape Town erstwhile he retires from world cricket astatine nan extremity of nan ongoing T20 World Cup.

"One tin only sorb truthful much," Warner, 37, told Cricket Australia. "Coming backmost since 2018 I've astir apt been nan only 1 that's ever copped a batch of flak.

"I've ever been that personification who has copped it. It's awesome to spell retired knowing I'm not going to bull it immoderate more."

Warner was recovered to person orchestrated nan ball-tampering plan, while Smith was alert but did not do thing to extremity it.

Warner was nan only subordinate fixed a lifelong prohibition from activity positions pinch Australia, but has remained a cardinal personnel of nan broadside that is hoping to adhd nan T20 world title to their 50-over and World Test Championship crowns.

He acknowledges he will ever beryllium associated pinch nan ungraded but hopes he tin besides beryllium remembered for his explosive batting.

"If they're existent cricket tragics and they emotion cricket, they will ever spot maine arsenic that cricketer - personification who tried to alteration nan game," he said.

"Someone who tried to travel successful nan footsteps of nan openers earlier me, and effort and people runs astatine a awesome tempo and alteration Test cricket."