'They allow celebrity to bowl an actual delivery' - David Warner defends Tom Curran over BBL 2023-24 pitch row

One of the highlights of Big Bash League 2023-24 was Tom Curran getting banned for four matches straight. The move came after Curran practiced run-up before the game even after he was asked not to do so. When the all-rounder barged onto the pitch despite the restriction, he nearly collided with the official and was banned for the next four games. 

The video of the incident did rounding on social media and Curran received immense flak from the critics for potentially causing harm to the pitch prepared to play the game. But after over a year, David Warner opened up on the incident involving the former Sydney Sixers player. He added that, once a celebrity was allowed to bowl on the pitch before the game and cited the incident to criticize the punishment levied on Curran. 

"I feel for Tom Curran last year now, getting done for four games because he ran up and down the wicket to mark his run-up to play the bbl game he was participating in. But they allow a celebrity to bowl an actual delivery on the wicket pre-game,” said Warner in his post on ‘X’. 

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Speaking of Tom Curran’s BBL record, he has played 40 matches with 53 wickets to his name at an average of 21.73 and an economy rate of 8.44. With the bat, he has managed 439 runs at an average of 20.90 with a strike rate of 142.07 and a highest score of 62.

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Curran’s last appearance came in BBL against his former team Sydney Sixers in BBL 2024-25 on 26 December 2024. He has featured in four games so far and has accrued 80 runs at an average of 20 and two scalps with the ball.