Published 10:47 IST, March 23rd 2020

IPL 2020: KXIP and SRH go head-to-head to settle 'most explosive left-hander' debate

IPL 2020's fate is yet to be decided as the BCCI will be monitoring the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in India. Meanwhile, here is some classic banter.

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IPL 2020's future remains uncertain amidst ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, that hasn't come in way of teams engaging in banter or staying relevant on social media for  upcoming (hopefully) cricket extravaganza. Similar banter ensued last week when Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad went head-to-head in battle of IPL's most explosive left-handers.  IPL 2020 has currently been postponed to a date beyond April 15.

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IPL 2020: KXIP and SRH go at it as IPL 2020 fate remains to be decided

On Thursday, official broadcasters of IPL posted a question on ir Twitter handle in which y asked fans about ir opinions on most destructive opener in IPL cricket. two men in question were - Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner and Kings XI Punjab opener Chris Gayle. Soon eugh, Kings XI Punjab made ir pick.

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broadcaster n added some fuel to fire and asked Sunrisers Hyderabad if y had a reply to Punjab's seemingly-conclusive answer. SRH replied with this subtle tweet.

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Fans were surely entertained by this Twitter exchange that had both se teams trying to answer an almost unanswerable question. Some fans even came to ing West Indian's defence.

Chris Gayle currently has 4484 runs in IPL with a high score of 175*. He has hit 326 sixes in 125 IPL matches since 2009 and has also scored six IPL centuries. He will be joining Kings XI Punjab if IPL 2020 ends up happening.

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David Warner, on or hand, will join SRH as captain after he lost his position in team due to ball-tampering scandal in 2018. Warner has scored 4706 runs in 126 matches since IPL 2009. Warner has a high score of 126 and has scored four IPL hundreds over years. He has hit 181 sixes and led Sunrisers to ir maiden IPL title in 2016.

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10:47 IST, March 23rd 2020