Delhi Capitals (DC) and Australian opener David Warner on Monday opened up on his unceremonious exit from his former Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, calling his departure from SRH as “weird”. Warner was talking on Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel. After taking part in for Delhi Capitals from 2009-13 within the IPL, Warner was purchased by SRH in 2014 and stayed with the franchise until 2021.

Nevertheless, regardless of profitable the 2016 IPL with the franchise as a captain and scoring heaps of runs for the Orange Military, the Aussie skilled an unceremonious exit from the aspect, which got here slowly. First, he was sacked as a captain halfway by means of the 2021 season due to his poor type and frequent losses for SRH. New Zealand batter Kane Williamson changed him because the captain after Warner misplaced 5 out of the primary six video games of the season.

Within the second half of the season, not solely Warner was dropped, but additionally blocked by the franchise on social media. Disappointment was seen on Warner’s face, as he even carried drinks for his crew throughout matches. SRH completed on the backside with three wins and 11 losses. Warner additionally scored poorly, making simply 195 runs in eight innings with two fifties at a median of 24.38 and a sub-par strike charge of simply over 107, which isn’t related together with his extra attacking gameplay.

Talking on Ashwin’s channel, Warner mentioned that the remedy from the crew administration and him being blocked from social media did harm him as a result of it was additionally a “harm for followers”, one thing Warner thought-about actually necessary throughout his stint with the franchise.

“It did harm as a result of it was a way of like harm for followers. The followers are crucial relationship you could possibly have. The engagement with the followers that I had, with the crew had was excellent,” Warner mentioned.

“I’m not positive why I used to be blocked. However I did have interaction with a number of followers on the social media aspect for SRH. I did really feel it was my responsibility to have interaction with the followers, ensuring they saved coming again. That’s what is most necessary. However from the blocking viewpoint, I have no idea. I’ve been sitting on it for about 5 years. It was weird. On the finish of the day, I nonetheless have followers who come onto my web page and speak to everybody. So it’s nice,” he added.

Warner’s stint with SRH made him an IPL legend and probably the very best abroad participant to have graced the league. In 95 matches, he scored 4,014 runs at a median of 49.56 and a strike charge of 142.59, with two centuries and 40 fifties. His greatest rating was 126. He not solely received an IPL title for his aspect in 2016 as a skipper, but additionally received the ‘Orange Cap’ honour for many runs in a season thrice, in 2015, 2017 and 2019, probably the most by any batter in league historical past.

Warner was purchased by DC forward of IPL 2022 for Rs 6.25 crore. In 88 matches for DC, Warner has made 2,550 runs at a median of 31.88 and a strike charge of 135.64, with two centuries and 22 fifties. His greatest rating is 109*. Nevertheless, he has not received any IPL title with DC.

In 2024 season, Warner has scored simply 167 runs in seven video games at a median of 23.85 and a strike charge of 135.77, with a knock of 52 as his solitary fifty. He’s presently out on account of a finger harm and his crew will play Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Tuesday at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.