Delhi Capitals captain David Warner (Image: SPORTZPICS)
Gavaskar took a jibe at Warner when he talked about that he was again in Delhi after 2011
Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar pulled David Warner’s leg after the Indian Premier League match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals on Saturday. Delhi Capitals began their marketing campaign on a low notice with a 50-run defeat towards LSG regardless of Warner’s half-century. In the absence of Rishabh Pant, Delhi have named Warner as their interim captain as he got here to the post-match presentation to speak concerning the workforce’s defeat.
Talking concerning the IPL returning to the home-away format this season, Warner opened up on enjoying in Delhi and shared insights concerning the distinction in pitch from the previous and now.
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“We return to Delhi in entrance of our house crowd. I do know it’s a batting wicket. The final time, I used to be there in Delhi again in 2011, it was low and gradual. Now I noticed a little bit of inexperienced grass on that floor. There will likely be a little bit of dew within the night time. If we will get an all-round good wicket, it could be incredible,” Warner stated.
Gavaskar took a jibe at Warner when he mentioned that he was back in Delhi after 2011 as the legendary batter reminded him of the second Test match between India and Australia which was played at Arun Jaitley Stadium earlier this year and Warner was part of Australia’s XI.
“David last time you were there in Delhi in 2011-12? You were there last month!” Gavaskar added.
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Warner was all smiles when Gavaskar pulled his leg and replied, “Yeah, I do know that. That was a unique pitch, it was a crimson ball. Let’s neglect that.”
The southpaw was dismissed for 15 in the first innings of that Test and also sustained a hairline fracture which ruled him out of the series.
Warner also talked about his team’s performance against LSG and said that the dropped catches shifted the momentum in Lucknow’s favour.
“It was a bit of a challenge. We had some early momentum with the fast bowlers, they bowled very well in the powerplay. A few dropped catches and the momentum shifted there but you can’t take anything away from Lucknow. They batted very very well. I thought 170 was par but they did an exceptional job,” he added.
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