BBL 2022-23: On Sunday, Australian players David Warner and Matthew Wade got into a physical brawl at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart during a Big Bash League (BBL) game between Sydney Thunders and Hobart Hurricanes (January 15). Many cricket analysts expressed their displeasure with the way the situation played out on social media shortly after it occurred.
Wade and Warner’s physical brawl at BBL 2022-23
After Chris Green, a spinner, finished bowling the 10th over, tensions between the two teams grew. The bowler was upset that Wade had left his stance while he was in his run-up, and the two sides got into a furious disagreement about it. David Warner interfered when he approached the Australian wicket-keeper during the beverage break. Warner seemed to shove Wade during the fight, which caught the attention of the entire globe.
When the incident occurred, Kerry O’ Keffee, who was in the commentary box, branded it “inappropriate” and “unsavoury.” He said, “That was inappropriate. I don’t know what went on between that pair. Their history goes back a long way as buddies. It’s unsavoury. You can’t have contact like that. Whether they were half joking, I don’t know. Their body language suggested not. There was an issue out there.”
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Warner, though, downplayed the incident and referred to it as a “friendly” incident. During the post-match, David Warner said, “Obviously, we know Wadey loves getting into the contest and being a bit feisty. Greeny was winding him up. Suggesting I was going to get run out again or another run out. I was just there trying to diffuse it and they were just going at each other a little bit.”
Hurricanes under Wade prevailed by 5 wickets. With 23 balls remaining, the hosts successfully defended 136. With 76 points off of 41 balls, Tim David led the Hobart-based team.
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