“He’s more popular than Virat here”: Pat Cummins jokes around David Warner being more popular than Virat Kohli in India due to IPL fan-following

Australia opening batter David Warner (1) has failed to impress in Test cricket yet again. Indian pacer Mohammed Shami bowled Warner on the fifth ball that he played in the ongoing first Test against India at VCA Stadium, Nagpur. The southpaw had no answer against a brilliant in-swinger of Shami.

Warner’s form has not been great in Test cricket lately, and there have been a lot of calls regarding dropping him from the team. Although he scored a brilliant double-century in his 100th Test match at the MCG against South Africa, he has been very silent with the bat other than that knock.

It was last night that Warner posted on social media platform Instagram expressing readiness for the series but he could not deliver in the first innings. With a lot of chances remaining in the series, the Australian team management would expect their veteran to play as per his reputation.

Pat Cummins jokes around David Warner being more popular than Virat Kohli

Ahead of this match, Australia captain Pat Cummins agreed that Indian spectators create an impact on the game. Cummins joked around the fact that Warner is more popular than former India captain Virat Kohli in Indian primarily for his Indian Premier League fan-following. Cummins further said that the Australian players have played a lot in India, and they love the cricket-loving supporters out here.

“I think sometimes you do feel the crowd over here. Davey [David Warner] walks in, he’s more popular than Virat [Kohli] over here, sometimes. Maybe not [laughs]. If you ask Davey, he thinks he is more,” Pat Cummins told cricket.com.au on Wednesday.

“You get a lot of love just cricket supporters who love seeing cricket and IPL. We’ve played a lot here, just adds another dimension.”

A popular figure among Indian fans especially on Instagram, Warner is popularly known for his reels. For those who don’t know, the 36-year old player has made a lot of reels on Bollywood and other Indian songs. He recently shared a reel emulating Shah Rukh Khan from his recently released blockbuster movie titled ‘Pathaan‘.