David Warner, who had spent seven seasons with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) franchise and led them to a title victory in 2016, received a warm welcome from the Hyderabad fans upon his return to the city after almost four years in the IPL. SRH released him ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, and he was later signed by the Delhi Capitals (DC), who he is currently leading in the absence of Rishabh Pant.
In the 34th match of IPL 2023 held today (April 24) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, DC captain David Warner won the toss and chose to bat first. The crowd erupted in cheers as soon as Warner began speaking at the toss, demonstrating their affection for the superstar.
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David Warner: “For me, it’s about coming out here and entertaining, I think I owe it to the crowd”
After winning the toss, Warner expressed his gratitude for the love shown by the fans and shared that his goal was to entertain them. As a stylish batsman, he wants to put on a good show for the crowd.He said,
“We’re going to bat first. Looks like a nice surface with a nice even sheen to it. If you put a good total on the board, you can defend it. It’s about being consistent. We have to start well in the first six. If we can do that today, we’ll do well. (Mindset against SRH). My mindset is to see the crowd, they’re a great source of support for me.”
“For me, it’s about coming out here and entertaining. I think I owe it to the crowd. Two changes. Sarfaraz and Ripal Patel come in. (Shaw) We know he’s a good player, he will have to work his backside off to get back into the side. It’s about backing yourself and hit those gaps.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Delhi Capitals XI: David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Ripal Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma