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David Warner Leaves Kathmandu Gorkhas After Four NPL Wins

David Warner has returned home after four matches and 127 runs for Kathmandu Gorkhas in the Nepal Premier League. Kathmandu won all four games he played and lead the table.

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David Warner Leaves Kathmandu Gorkhas After Four NPL Wins

Key points

  • David Warner has gone home.
  • Warner played four matches and Kathmandu won all four.
  • OnlineKhabar reported the departure on Tuesday, citing the manager's confirmation.

David Warner has gone home. The Australian opener has left Kathmandu Gorkhas after four matches in the Nepal Premier League, and he will not be back for the rest of the league stage or the playoffs. Gorkhas manager Deepak KC confirmed the departure in a social media post on Tuesday, November 10, thanking Warner for what he gave the team and Nepali cricket.

Warner played four matches and Kathmandu won all four. He scored 127 runs in four innings. He made 16 against Karnali Yaks in his first match, 44 not out against Biratnagar Kings, 66 against Lumbini Lions and 1 against Chitwan Rhinos. Kathmandu sit at the top of the table with eight points from five matches, a run that started after they lost their opening game to Janakpur Bolts before Warner arrived.

What the reports do not say

OnlineKhabar reported the departure on Tuesday, citing the manager's confirmation. The report gave no reason for the end of the stint and named no replacement. Nothing in the reporting says Warner is injured, and this is not a retirement. Reports around his arrival spoke of a four-match stay, and he has now played four. Whether the short stay was the plan from the start is the question the Gorkhas have not answered in public.

The timing still costs Kathmandu. Warner was the biggest name in the league this season, a former Australia opener who played 112 Tests and captained his country in short formats. Crowds at Kirtipur came to watch him, and his 66 against Lumbini was the innings that set the tone for the winning run. The Gorkhas now have to finish the job without him.

What comes next for Kathmandu

Kathmandu play Sudurpaschim Royals on Friday, November 13, at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, with the match starting at 12:30 in the afternoon Nepal time. They then face Pokhara Avengers on November 15. Those two games close the league stage for the Gorkhas. The playoffs start with Qualifier 1 on November 17, and the final is on November 21.

Sudurpaschim have also sealed a playoff place, so Friday's match is a meeting of the two form teams in the league, and it will show how much of Kathmandu's run was Warner and how much was the side around him. Kathmandu won the Chitwan match with Warner scoring only 1, which is the best evidence the team has that it can win without its star opener.

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