Top 10 opening batsmen in ODIs at the moment

#2 David Warner

The trademark David Warner celebration

2016 was a memorable year for David Warner as the Australian vice-captain scored 1388 runs in the year with the help of seven centuries. In the remainder of his career, the southpaw has scored just six centuries.

Warner has been very consistent in the last three years and has started adapting to the demands of the format, something that has been his undoing in ODIs for a while. Known for his big-hitting abilities, Warner has always taken his team off to good starts in the field restriction overs and now, has learnt to pace his innings and stay at the crease for a longer time, something that is making him even more dangerous.

Scoring runs at over a run-a-ball and doing that with consistency is always a blessing in disguise for any captain and this is exactly the kind of luxury Warner is giving Smith.

In the above-mentioned period, the Aussie has amassed 2465 runs in 44 innings at an average of 60.12 and a strike-rate of 107. Warner missed the number 1 spot by just 0.03 units as Indian opener Rohit Sharma averages 60.15 in the same duration.