David Warner signs deal with Fox Sports and has Shane Warne to thank
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What does David Warner have the late Shane Warne to thank after landing a HUGE eight-year deal with Fox Sports as the Australian veteran prepares to trade the bat for the microphone when his career is over?
- David Warner agreed to join Fox Sports full-time at the end of his career.
- The 36-year-old will be in the commentary booth for Big Bash League games.
- Warner’s move to Fox Sports was first suggested by the late Shane Warne
- The starter has signed an eight-year deal with the broadcasting giant.
David Warner has lined up his next career move as he decides to step away from professional cricket, and he has the late Shane Warne to thank after landing a big break with Fox Sports.
On Tuesday, the broadcaster secured the television rights to Australian cricket for another five years in a deal along with Channel 7, beating out US broadcast giants Paramount in the deal.
And to celebrate the triumph of his television rights, Fox announced the signing of Warner to a long-term deal, with the 36-year-old moving to the commentary booth full-time once he’s done for the day with bat and bat. ball.
Fox Sports has signed David Warner to an eight-year deal to move into the commentary booth.
For now, he will comment on the Big Bash League and the formats he won’t be playing in until he retires.
news corporation has revealed that the move has been on the cards for a long time and that Warner’s addition to Fox’s media coverage was championed by Australian cricket great Warne.
Warne first urged his television bosses to snap up the feisty opener, adamant that he would be the next great cricket commentator out of the current cohort of players.
Fox Sports took Warne’s advice and tied Warner to an eight-year contract.
“It was Warnie who first identified David Warner as a rare commentary talent,” said Fox Sports CEO Steve Crawley.
Shane Warne (right) first urged television bosses to sign the veteran hitter to their network.
Warne identified Warner as the next great cricket commentator in the current cohort.
“We will never replace Shane Warne or Andrew Symonds on the Fox Cricket commentary team. But if you only had one chance to pick one recruit from across the cricket world, you would pick David Warner.
‘When I went out to bat you could double your audience. She made cricket exciting.
“And he is the same at the twilight of his career as he was at the beginning: a fearless and adventurous individual.
“I’ve been in sports broadcasting for a long time and I think David Warner is made to commentate the same way they were made to lead off hitting. You are very welcome to our Fox team.
The new deal, worth $1.512 billion, has reduced the number of BBL games from 61 to 43 and that change could be implemented a year before the new deal starts in 2024.