Explosive Australian opener David Warner is mulling a baseball trial in the United States where successful hitters can earn millions of dollars a year, a report said.
Warner's manager Tony Connelly told the Sydney Daily Telegraph all options were being considered for a player who has plundered the English bowling in the ongoing Ashes series where he is averaging over 90.
"Dave and I have spoken about it — it would be interesting to see how he goes," Connelly said of a baseball trial."A pitch over the plate is a full toss right in his range but once they start throwing curves, it's a bit different.
"We talked about setting up a trial in the States and getting him in a batting cage just to have a look."It was more a fun thing to see how he goes. Right now he's in the middle of an Ashes series and that's his total focus."
Warner's red-hot form in the Ashes series could make him a US$5 million a year player, Connelly said, but this would be nothing to what he could command as a top baseball star.
The left-hander is expected to attract a US$2 million deal at next month's Indian Premier league auction on top of his Cricket Australia contract and ever-increasing endorsements.