David Warner has continued his woeful run of form in Australia 's two T20 World Cup warm-up games.
Warner endured a poor second half of the IPL, making 2 off 3 and 0 off 3 in his only two appearances before suffering an unceremonious axing by the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Before the resumption of the IPL, Warner had not played a competitive game of cricket since the first half of the tournament back in April and he appeared low on both confidence and form.
The 34-year-old has since struggled in World Cup warm-up games against New Zealand and India, getting out for a golden duck and then scoring just 1 off 7.
Warner's form is a big worry for Australia heading into the tournament, as well as the upcoming Ashes series.
He is a proven campaigner and Australia are adamant that Warner will get back to his best.
Speaking ahead of the tournament, white-ball captain Aaron Finch said: "He's one of the best players to ever play the game for Australia.
"I've got no doubt that his preparation, while he would love to be playing for Hyderabad no doubt, I know that he's still training away. He'll be good to go."
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell, meanwhile, has warned against writing Warner off, saying: "If you ever doubt Davey, it's an absolute no-no. You know he's going to turn it around.
"He's a superstar of all three formats. He's made so many runs. He's going to go down as one of the greats of the game. Unfortunately, he got Martin Guptill'd [against New Zealand] with an absolute hanger.
"Gup seems to do that a lot against us. Those sorts of things happen when you're searching for it.
"But you know when he gets out there come game time, come the 23rd [of October], regardless of what happens in the next practice game, you know he's going to hit the ground running. He's going to be a big player for us."
