Published 18:12 IST, March 27th 2020

David Warner trolls opening partner Aaron Finch for calling him 'worst flight partner'

Attacking Australian opening batsmen David Warner and Aaron Finch were involved in a Twitter banter after the latter described Warner as 'worst flight partner'.

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In wake of ongoing worldwide crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic, all major cricketing events like several bilateral contests and Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) have been eir halted, postponed or cancelled altoger. IPL 2020, originally slated to commence on March 29, was recently postponed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) until furr tice. Several top Australian cricketers like David Warner, Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins among ors were scheduled to represent ir respective franchises in highly-anticipated two-month event.

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Aaron Finch and David Warner eng in banter

As threat of contagious coronavirus continues to loom, fate of IPL 2020 remains to be undecided as of w. Since cricketers are enjoying a rare break from game, several top stars can w be more actively seen within social media circles. Similarly, Australian limited-overs captain Aaron Finch took to Twitter on Friday and engd with his followers through an interactive question-and-answer session. Among many questions hurled at attacking opening batsman, one such Twitter user asked Finch who are best and worst flight partners in Australian cricket team.

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While right-handed batsman named Josh Hazlewood as best flight partner, he comically picked his opening partner David Warner as worst travelling companion. He cited reason that Warner never “shuts up” during a flight. Warner himself took te of tweet and replied Finch in an equally hilariously manner.

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David Warner and Aaron Finch in IPL 2020 and IPL postponed

Before IPL 2020 got postponed due to threat of coronavirus, David Warner was set to reprise his captaincy role for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in upcoming season. SRH franchise retained three-time Orange Cap-winner for ₹12 crore during IPL 2020 trading window. Meanwhile, Aaron Finch was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore at IPL 2020 auction for a lucrative deal of ₹4.40 crore.

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18:12 IST, March 27th 2020