5 cricketers who made a successful transition from T20s to Tests

#1 David Warner

The pocket size dynamite, Warner has evolved effectively

On 11 January 2009, Cricket Australia made the historic decision of including a player in their national team who hadn't played a single first-class game. It was a massive decision and one that was vindicated by the player who slammed 89 runs from 43 balls in his debut T20 game.

That player -- David Warner -- was drafted into national team based on his aggressive batting and powerful hitting. He was the next version of Adam Gilchrist, with better strokeplay and command.

His exploits in T20s and ODIs continued and his inclusion in Test cricket became inevitable. The only question was, did he have the temperament to succeed in the longest version of the game?

He responded affirmatively to the question by slamming a hundred in his fourth Test inning against New Zealand in 2011 and then followed it up with a 159-ball 180 run knock against India in the subsequent series.

He reached the pinnacle in his Test career in 2014 and since then has become the backbone of Australia's Test line-up. He has notched 13 Test hundreds in 38 Tests during that phase to become one of the most consistent Test batsmen across the world.

His batting formula remains the same in both formats- attacking every ball and focusing on runs. However, in Tests, he bats with more calmness and has learned the skill of not throwing away his wicket to good deliveries.