David Warner concluded his final appearance at the MCG amidst a heartfelt farewell, garnering a stellar standing ovation from the crowd.
On December 28, David Warner, the stalwart Australia opener, bid adieu to the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground post his last Test innings at the venue. Scoring 6 runs, Warner strolled across the ground and was met with a standing ovation from the spectators.
A video shared by Cricket Australia captured the touching moment as the crowd applauded the departing cricketer. Notably, Warner debuted in T20I at the same venue in 2009, marking the significance of this farewell.
At the ground where he scored 912 Test runs, and made his T20I debut all those years, David Warner bids farewell to the MCG for one final time #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/0XQ6O74meH
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 28, 2023
Warner had a lackluster performance in the Melbourne Test, scoring 38 and 6 runs in the first and second innings, respectively. This came after his remarkable 164-run century at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Despite the dip in form, Warner expressed a desire for a farewell Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground during Australia’s upcoming series against Pakistan after the New Year break.
Approaching 9000 Test runs, achieving the milestone in Sydney seems improbable, yet Warner remains an influential figure among cricket’s top openers in history. Warner boasts nearly 7000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket and almost 3000 runs in Test cricket. His Test record also includes an impressive tally of 26 centuries.
Last Updated on December 28, 2023
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