IPL 2022: David Warner imitates Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa' dance steps near boundary ropes

David Warner is an ardent Tollywood fan ever since his SRH days but, it is his act of mimicking superstar Allu Arjun from the blockbuster movie ‘Pushpa’ has stood out this year so far. Warner has been expressing his fondness for the dialogues and the dance moves of the movie on social media.

Lately, Warner was seen breaking into an impromptu dance during the IPL 2022 match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.  The video posted by the southpaw on his official Instagram account saw him dance to Allu Arjun’s trademark dance steps from ‘Pushpa’. The fans had supposedly requested him from the stands to do the needful and he did not let them down and fulfilled their wishes while fielding at the boundary. The video was captioned as “What’s your thoughts?? Soo many requests from the fans”.

 

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David Warner scored his first half-century of IPL 2022

Coming back to the contest, the explosive Australian opener regained his mojo with the bat as he went after the Kolkata bowlers right from the beginning. He added 93 runs along with youngster Prithvi Shaw for the opening wicket. Shaw scored 51 runs from 29 balls. Warner was then involved in a 55-run stand with skipper Rishabh Pant, who scored a 14-ball 27.

The Aussie batter held the innings from one end despite losing quick wickets at the other end as he scored his first half-century of the season. Warner was eventually dismissed for 61 runs from 45 deliveries as he scored at a strike rate of 135.56, smashing six fours and two sixes in the process. Valuable contributions from the lower-order duo of Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur powered Delhi to a mammoth 215/5 from their 20 overs.

In reply, the Delhi bowlers chipped in with wickets at regular intervals and despite a valiant 33-ball 54 from Shreyas Iyer, KKR were bundled out for 171 in the final over as the Delhi Capitals won the contest by 44 runs. David Warner would be hoping to make his bat do the talking once again during DC’s next game against RCB at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 16.