Virat Kohli finds a special mention in David Warner's emotional address; Watch

Australia's star batsman David Warner, who accepted Allan Border medal, mentioned Virat Kohli's name in his speech, recalling how his daughters muttered  India skipper’s name while he was playing cricket with m. Warner’s wife Candice h once posted a video in which Warner’s daughter h said she wants to be Kohli. 

David Warner claimed his third Allan Border Medal, pipping fellow batsman Steve Smith by just one vote. 33-year-old was in scintillating form during 2019 World Cup, finishing with 647 runs at an aver of 71.88, just one run behind Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma. 

Warner in his speech said that if he reflects upon time that he h been away from game, he didn't realise importance it actually h on everyone and effect it h on m. He n mentioned names of cricketers like Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Pat Cummins, stating that his daughters look up to se players.

“I realised a lot of things during that time off that we don’t actually understand or realise when we’re in this bubble, importance of what this game is and smiles on faces that we bring to a lot of people. Having three daughters at home, looking up to guys like ‘Smithy’, ‘Cummo’ — playing cricket in backyard y’re yelling out Virat Kohli’s name, but se are smiles on kids faces that we put on,' said Warner.  

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David Warner's daughter wants to be Virat Kohli

A couple of months back, David Warner took to his Instagram and shared a rar cheerful video of his little daughter playing cricket with his family. But what grabbed eyeballs is fact that young girl is muttering; 'I am Virat Kohli' while hitting ball.

Warner captioned video as "I am t sure about this one. "Does Indi want to be Virat Kohli. Caption This??". Have a look

Furrmore, his wife Candice Warner also shared video on Twitter, asserting that ir little girl has spent too much time in India as she wants to be Captain Virat Kohli.

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