Watch: M. Chinnaswamy Crowd Cheers David Warner For His Sportsman Spirit

David Warner was giving the M. Chinnaswamy crowd every reason to dislike him more during the fourth One-Day International against India on Thursday (September 28). It was same venue where he had single-handedly took Sunrisers Hyderabad to win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final of last year’s Indian Premier League and gave the crowd another forgettable experience. The southpaw scored a magnificent 124 as Australia defeated India by 21 runs to win their first game in the series.

But en route to his memorable knock, Warner won every heart on the ground with a great show of sportsman spirit. The incident happened when Hardik Pandya came to bowl the 28th over. Just when he was getting ready to bowl the third ball of the over and ran in, he lost control of the ball which rolled down the pitch. But before Pandya could go and pick the ball up, Warner ran from the non-striker’s end, collected the ball and threw it to Pandya, much to the delight of the crowd.

Here is a clip of that incident:

Meanwhile, Warner’s century fired Australia to their first win in 14 overseas ODIs. Batting first, the world champions rode on Warner’s century and Aaron Finch’s 94 to post a daunting 334 for 5. India fought back spiritedly but were eventually restricted to 313 for 8.

Speaking after the game, Warner expressed his delight over his match-winning knock as he said: “It feels fantastic. Put a great smile on our face getting this win tonight. To come out here and play the ODI format in India, on wickets I’m quite used to, is fantastic. Really enjoying it.”

Read More  Amid rift rumors, Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians to miss Suryakumar Yadav for...

“We set out from the front to be as conservative as we could and bat deep. Winning gains you some momentum. The way the guys played with the bat was fantastic. Good to see guys execute their skills they’ve been honing in the nets,” he added.

 

An avid cricket lover, I just love this game more than anything. Writing about cricket keeps me closer to the game.