Follow us

AUS vs SL | Twitter awes at Warner upholding cricket's 'gentleman's game' tag by enthusiastically helping groundstaff

no image

'Spirit of cricket' remains a contentious subject regarding in-play issues but there is little doubting the inclination of players to exhibit gentlemanly behaviour outside the realms of competition. David Warner served as an epitome of the same on Monday as he jovially helped bring on the covers.

After Sri Lanka ran away with the game in the early stages courtesy of an opening partnership of 125 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Australia reined back momentum brilliantly with three quick wickets in the middle to have them reeling at 178/4 after 32 overs when suddenly rain interrupted play. The unexpected delay seemed likely to cause frustration for the Kangaroos given they were well on top of the game at the stage and looked hungry to scalp wickets. However, a certain David Warner remained unperturbed, much to Twitterati's liking.

The ground staff were quick on their feet to drag the tarps onto the playing surface once the umpires waved the players off and to ensure minimal damage was done, Warner happily tagged along the hard-working men. He grabbed onto the covers and brought them out to the middle alongside a small army around him, sporting a wide grin on his face throughout the face.

Recently in the Asia Cup, Mohammed Siraj had donated his prize money in the final to the groundstaff as well and Twitterati suggested the latest incident served as another reminder of why cricket is called the gentlemen's game.

Warner always there!

True

Lovely

Beauiful sight

Raining

Heart won

What a gesture

Stopped

What a moment

Correct

Comments

Leave a comment

0 Comments

read previousIND vs ENG | Twitter reacts to India sealing series with 15 run win in Pune
India secured the T20I series against England with a 15-run win in Pune courtesy of impressive batting performances by Shivam Dube (53) and Hardik Pandya (53). Harshit Rana, who replaced the former as a concussion substitute, claimed 3/33 on debut to change the tide in the game.
AUS VS SL | Twitter laughs as Marnus brainwashes umpire to review obvious not outread next
The umpires have to constantly face challenging situation as they grapple with fervent appeals from both teams. On Monday, however, an unexpected bother was added to the list when Marnus Labuschagne exerted pressure on Chris Gaffaney to refer an apparent run-out decision to the third umpire.
View non-AMP page