Published 15:47 IST, December 2nd 2019
David Warner's wife remembers Mahatma Gandhi after the cricketer's marathon 335*
David Warner hit his maiden triple hundred in Tests at the Adelaide Oval in the ongoing second Test against Pakistan on Nov 30. Read to know more about it.
Advertisement
Australian opener David Warner hit his maiden triple hundred in Tests at Adelaide Oval in ongoing second Test against Pakistan on Saturday, vember 30. last Australian to score a triple ton was former captain Michael Clarke, who hit 329* against India in January 2012. Warner's score is highest individual score at Adelaide Oval, surpassing Don Bradman's 299. Warner went past Bradman and Mark Taylor's individual scores to become second on list of highest individual Test scores by an Australian when he scored an unbeaten 335. Matw Hayden's 380 vs Zimbabwe remains highest score by an Australian in Tests.
Advertisement
While his marathon kck drew a lot of comparisons from game’s legends, his wife Candice on Sunday quoted India's 'Far of Nation' Mahatma Gandhi while paying a tribute to her husband's stunning kck. She took to Twitter after Australia declared first Innings at 589/3 with Warner still going strong, as she wrote: 'Strength does t come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. (Mahatma Gandhi)It’s t important what or people believe about you. It’s only important what you believe about yourself. @davidwarner31 #335tout.'
Advertisement
Here's a look at Candice's Tweet
David Warner isn’t rewned as someone who believes in patiently staying at crease for too long and valuing his wicket as he has predominantly been an aggressive batsman. But his maiden triple hundred seems to be a testament to his changed belief and truly living up to his previous nickname of ' Reverend'. Warner himself had admitted that he lacked patience when he replied to a fan on Twitter 4 years ago.
Advertisement
In 2015, a Twitter user had asked southpaw to "please get a triple century in test cricket" to which Warner had famously replied by saying: "Have you seen my patience haha." Meanwhile, Aussies wrapped up Pakistan’s first innings at 302 with Mitchell Starc being chief predator with figures of 6/66. After Australia enforced follow-on, Pakistan were 201/5 at time of writing this article.
Advertisement
12:15 IST, December 2nd 2019