Jake Fraser-McGurk on his special relationship with David Warner and why he forgives selectors for World Cup snub

Jake Fraser-McGurk's swashbuckling efforts in the Indian Premier League were not enough to book him a ticket to the T20 World Cup later this year, but the young cricketer has shown great maturity in accepting that decision.

There was no room for the young Adelaide talent in the squad with Mitch Marsh, Tim David, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade and David Warner all getting the nod ahead of him.

That left several pundits scratching their heads, with Fraser-McGurk whacking 259 runs in just six IPL matches including a staggering 84 off just 27 balls against Mumbai.

At one point his strike was an insane 237.50 after just five matches, but it was not enough to displace the incumbents in the Aussie squad.

Mark Waugh led the chorus of disapproval following that decision, with the Aussie Test great tweeting: '[Fraser-McGurk] should [be] the first name on the sheet.'

Instead of kicking stones, the 22-year-old batting phenomenon spoke to the Willow Talk podcast about his conversations with Aussie selectors and why he accepted their decision. 

'The communication (with selectors) was really good,' he said.

'There's two ways you can look at it. You can look at it through, 'This is what I've done to prove my case,' and then there's also, 'Look, a month and a half ago I wasn't even in the picture,' 

'They (selectors) probably had a good idea of what it was (the squad) a month and a half ago … and it's also hard to fit in. 

'You've got David Warner, our best opener ever in three formats. You've got Travis Head, who is lighting it up over here and has lit it up over the past 18 months.

'And then Mitch Marsh is the same and he's also the captain.

'I can't really see myself batting five or six because we're pretty set there with Timmy David, Cam Green and those sort of blokes. That's the way I think about it. That's fine.

'There's hopefully going to be more time for that.

'It didn't really bother me a hell of a lot because I wasn't in this position to sort of … feel like I've earned that yet.

'World Cup cricket is a lot different to IPL and franchise cricket.' 

The door is not totally closed for Fraser-McGurk, though.  Captain Mitch Marsh is battling a hamstring injury while Warner is also under an injury cloud, so a place in the squad as an injury reserve could still be on the cards.

'If I do somehow get a travelling reserve (spot) then great, I can get a good experience there,' Fraser-McGurk said.

The young star also opened up on the podcast about how his eyes had been opened to the glitz and glamour of the IPL and how Warner had taken him under his wing. 

'Me and Davey having joy ride (in a Ferrari). I love that sort of stuff,' he said.

'[Warner] has one of the biggest networks you'll ever see. Everyone knows him here [in India].

'He's got a lot of mates who are high up in special places. I had fun playing golf with him and some of the pros here in India, and going to massive mansions having dinners.

'It's a completely different lifestyle than living in South Australia living next to the airport and the house shaking every time a plane flies over.

'I can't complain about anything (Warner's) done, he's helped me so much already.'