There have been a few instances in cricket where a batter had no intention of walking off the field and stared at the umpire even after getting out. Delhi Capitals (DC) opener, David Warner replicated the incident in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) as he tried to fool the umpire by staring at him and not walking off even after edging a delivery.
Delhi Capitals have won three games in IPL 2022 but their performance against RR hasn’t been good so far. Bowling first, they conceded as many as 222 runs and managed to scalp just a couple of wickets as Jos Buttler played a special knock of 116 runs from 65 balls. Chasing the mammoth total DC lost their first wicket on a total of 43 in form of David Warner.
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David Warner has been in form this season but he was dismissed at a personal score of 28 runs. Prasidh Krishna was bowling the fifth over of the innings and Warner tried to make room by shuffling outside leg on the third delivery. Krishna followed him and Warner edged the ball to the Wicketkeeper. Surprisingly, Warner stared down at the umpire and pretended as if he hadn’t nicked it.
Here is the video of the dismissal of David Warner:
https://twitter.com/JamesTyler_99/status/1517543530641911809?s=20&t=VnQuVgnT46d_nXzAhtY-Kw
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed
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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Karun Nair, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal
Here is how Twitter reacted to the incident:
David Warner in this IPL 2022:-
4(12).
61(45).
66(38).
60*(30).
28(14).5 Innings, 219 runs, 54.75 average, 157.75 strike rate.
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) April 22, 2022
@davidwarner31
Getting out is a part of game but look at your field energy is very good.David Warner is a powerhouse super star and will always remain one.Hats off ,So enjoy the time while he is on field! Such a wonderfull cricketer. very Hardworking & commitment.@DelhiCapitals— Seema Durgapal (@DurgapalSeema) April 22, 2022
David Warner So genuinely Pretending to be Not Out, 😂
? @davidwarner31 #RRvsDC— Hemant Rathi (@hemant_rathi17) April 22, 2022
— Ryuzaki (@Ryuzaki_cricket) April 22, 2022
Unreal work there from david warner, brought in all acting that he learned through reels🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/qTV6JFpp0v
— ɯlse (@pitchinginline) April 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/kanthutweets/status/1517542055823970304?s=20&t=sW_XN57um2zJ-MLv3tVf-A
