'Old and slow' Warner shuts down critics

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Australian superstar David Warner silenced his doubters with a spectacular T20 World Cup campaign.

Australia defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets this greeting to triumph their maiden men's T20 World Cup.

Warner was awarded Player of the Tournament honours, successful which helium notched a full of 289 runs successful the bid for an mean of 48.16.

Heading into the T20 World Cup, the 35-year-old had been dropped by IPL squad Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Warner was archetypal axed arsenic skipper and replaced by New Zealand prima Kane Williamson, earlier helium was wholly dumped from the squad soon aft erstwhile the IPL play resumed pursuing the COVID-19 hiatus.

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He notched scores of 0 and 2 successful his last 2 games for the IPL squad, which near galore critics questioning his signifier heading into Australia's World Cup campaign.

"I ever felt good, for maine it was astir going backmost to basics, getting connected immoderate hard, synthetic wickets successful bid to deed volumes of balls," Warner said aft this morning's win.

"[The triumph is] decidedly up determination with 2015 [World Cup], losing to England a decennary agone truly hurt.

"These are a large clump of guys, large enactment staff, and large enactment astir the world, particularly backmost home. Always pumped, wanted to enactment connected a spectacle. There were immoderate nerves astir arsenic ever successful a last but large to spot the guys deliver."

Teammate Steve Smith said helium was blessed to spot Warner soundlessness those who doubted him.

"Warner's past 2 weeks person been amazing," Smith said.

"A batch of radical were penning him off. He came successful with exceptional intent and took the crippled distant astatine the start."

Meanwhile, societal media was besides speedy to praise Warner, including woman Candice who took a cheeky changeable astatine those who suggested helium was "too aged and slow".

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