Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Final - India v Australia - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - November 19, 2023 Australia's David Warner walks after losing his wicket, caught out by India's Virat Kohli off the bowling of Mohammed Shami REUTERS/Andrew Boyers Acquire Licensing RightsMELBOURNE, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Australia opener David Warner has been withdrawn from the Twenty20 series against India after starring at the 50-over World Cup. The lefthander was Australia's leading scorer with 535 runs at an average of 48.63 during their run to a sixth World Cup title in India. "Selectors decided Warner would return home on the back of a successful yet demanding World Cup campaign," Cricket Australia said in a statement on Tuesday. Emerging Western Australian all-rounder Aaron Hardie has replaced Warner in the squad after making his ODI and T20 International debuts during the recent tour of South Africa. Just seven of Australia's World Cup-winning squad will play the T20s, while head coach Andrew McDonald will also skip the series, handing the reins to stand-in Andre Borovec.

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Persons: Narendra Modi, David Warner, India's Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Boyers, Warner, Aaron Hardie, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, Kane Richardson, Spencer Johnson, Andrew McDonald, Andre Borovec, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Narendra, Mohammed Shami REUTERS, Rights MELBOURNE, India, Cricket Australia, Warner, Sydney Cricket, Pakistan, Thomson Locations: India, Australia, Ahmedabad, Australian, South Africa, Melbourne