Sunrisers Hyderabad won their first IPL title under David Warner’s excellent leadership. However, in IPL 2022, Warner’s captaincy was taken away and was rather handed to Kane Williamson. Eventually, Warner was dropped off the playing XI. When Warner wasn’t retained ahead of the IPL Mega Auction 2022, it was quite an unexpected decision. As David Warner was playing against his former franchise last night. Many experts and fans termed it as revenge from Warner as he was destructive with his bat. David Warner smashed 92* off 58 deliveries at a strike rate of 158.62. In addition, he hit the ball a total of 12 times in a four and thrice for a six. He led Delhi Capitals to an easy win by 21 runs. Although things ended with SRH on a bitter note, Warner clearly has a good rapport with former teammates. Kane Williamson and Bhuvi congratulated David Warner for his brilliant knock. Warner also shared an emotional post on Instagram, post-match.
David Warner shares a touching post for Kane Williamson
Afghanistan star Rashid Khan has also been an integral part of Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, he now plays for Gujarat Titans. His performance so far has been exceptional. His abilities with the bat are not hidden, however, Rashid has now become a finisher for GT. He has won matches for his side from where it looked very difficult. When he saw old teammates spending time together. He could not hold himself back. Rashid commented on Warner’s post saying ‘Me too 😍😍’ implying he too has missed old skipper Kane Williamson.
Delhi Capitals share a video:
Everyone wants to believe that Warner’s 92* against former franchise SRH as an act of revenge. However, Warner had to say otherwise while collecting his Player of the Match award.
“I didn’t need extra motivation (playing against SRH), we’ve seen what’s happened before in the past, it was good to get the win on the board. “
David Warner
