After big ton, Warner credits IPL for success in ODIs

Warner credits IPL for perfecting art of pacing ODI innings; praises Marsh, Stoinis for crucial WC win. Warner says IPL helped him learn to change gears, respect new balls. Praises Marsh for being "life of the party" & Stoinis for knowing India well. Dropped on 10, Warner made Pakistan pay for error with century.

Opener David Warner, who set up a crucial World Cup win for Australia with a whirlwind century, credited the IPL for working as a learning platform where he perfected the art of pacing an ODI innings.

Warner's 163 off 124 and his 259-run association with fellow centurion Mitchell Marsh helped Australia score a 62-run win over Pakistan, and the result has lifted them to fourth on the table.

"I've established early on in my career that 50 overs is a long time. I look to try and get to 35 overs and then from there, try and put my foot down if I'm still in.

"I think that's where in T20 cricket, I've learned a little bit as well to change my gears, especially in IPL. I learned a lot when I was playing for Sunrisers that you're able to have a lot more time than you think," Warner said during the post-match media conference on Friday.

A glance at Warner's knock at the Chinnaswamy Stadium will give one a better idea.

The left-hander brought his initial 50 in 41 balls, the next fifty came in 44 balls and the final 63 runs cascaded in a mere 39 balls.

"Having played Test cricket, you can change your gears quite easily. So, in the first 10, two new balls, you got to respect that. But then if you get away, you can be 50 off the first 10.