David Warner hails double ton in Boxing Day Test as personal best

David Warner was under tremendous pressure leading into the ongoing Boxing Day Test as the rumours of him getting dropped from the Test squad were already doing rounds on social media.

The restriction put on him to lead Australia and the controversy surrounding it seemed to have bothered him a lot lately. Still, like always, Warner overcame all the odds and hit a terrific double ton in the ongoing Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Day 2 against the Proteas.

The innings definitely holds a lot of value to the modern-day great. He finally hit his 25th Test century after almost a gap of three years and thus, it was an emotional one for the cricketer and also for his family members. 

While talking about the same, the opener revealed that his father was in tears and even termed it as his best innings. 

“I rang mum and dad; they probably had a few too many up in the box. They didn’t want to come home and annoy anyone. I could hear my dad in the background tearing up saying - That was the best innings I’ve ever seen."

“It takes its toll on everyone and I’m just glad they were able to come down and make it,” Warner said after the special innings in Melbourne.

The 36-year-old also mentioned that he had his back against the wall leading into the game. Against some of the quality Proteas bowlers, Warner rose to the occasion and kept going on despite his left calf giving him a lot of trouble.

“My left calf was absolutely gone, like everything else was. I actually didn’t know what to do, I didn’t know how to stretch it or anything. When your back’s against the wall, you can only look to move forward; that’s how I’ve always been. It was emotional, it was hard out there, it was draining,” the cricketer added.

To go out and execute that emphatically was awesome: Warner

Warner in the past has confessed that he is not someone who takes a lot of pressure before a game. However, because of the recent series of events that happened in his life, the southpaw had to prove himself to continue with his Test career. Speaking about the innings, Warner mentioned the significance of it and how he actually felt about it.

“To go out there, a lot of pressure, I don‘t generally feel the pressure, I don’t get nervous. But walking out here and telling my friends, ‘I’m going out to play the way I want to, looking to score and have intent and to deliver that in a Boxing Day Test which is the pinnacle as a kid … to go out and execute that emphatically was awesome,” Warner told Channel 7 before the start of play on Day 3.