IND vs AUS: David Warner channelizes inner ‘Pushpa’ as Australia beat India by 21 runs
In the team pictures, Warner can be seen standing with his hand below his chin as he does the 'Teghedele (Jhukega Nahi)' from Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer 'Pushpa: The Rise'.
New Delhi: Australia won the three-match away ODI series against India after winning the decider in Chennai by 21 runs. After the game, as Australia lifted the trophy, David Warner was seen channelizing his inner ‘Pushpa’ as he posed with Allu Arjun’s iconic ‘Jhukega Nahi’ action during the team photograph.
In the team pictures, Warner can be seen standing with his hand below his chin as he does the ‘Teghedele (Jhukega Nahi)’ from Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer ‘Pushpa: The Rise’. The Australian batter was earlier seen making reels by lip-syncing the clips from the Telugu film. His clip went viral on social media and his reels featuring scenes from Indian cinema are much-loved by his fans. He is a huge fan of Bollywood and his reels have made him connect with the Indian fanbase much more than before.
David Warner returned for the third ODI after the elbow injury, that he suffered during the first Test. While Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head have booked their spots in the opening slots and Cameron Green got sick, Warner for just the second time in his career did not open the batting for his national side.
He played in the game at number four and scored 23 off 31 before Kuldeep Yadav dismissed him off a thick edge that went into the hands of Hardik Pandya at long-off.
In the game, Australia posted 269 runs as Marsh and Head laid a 68-run opening stand. It was followed by Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep picking up three wickets each. While most of them contributed 20 to 30-odd runs, Sean Abbott’s 26 off 23 and Ashton Agar’s 17 off 21 were the crucial ones as they laid a 42-run partnership for the eighth wicket.
Rohit Sharma gave a great start to India with his 30 off 17 and while Virat Kohli scored a fifty, India could not chase the total following a batting collapse. Hardik Pandya scored a run-a-ball 40 but Adam Zampa’s four-wicket haul and Ashton Agar’s two consecutive dismissals of Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav helped the visitors seal the game.