Karachi Kings captain David Warner got angry at Pakistani players in the PSL press conference. Angered by the talking Shaheen Afridi and Rizwan, he called them “school children”. This incident happened in Lahore.
Lahore: There was a lot of drama in the press conference of the captains before the start of the new season of Pakistan Super League (PSL). Karachi Kings captain and Australian legend David Warner got angry at Pakistani players Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan. This entire incident happened during the press conference held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday.
What happened was that when Warner was answering the questions of journalists, at the same time Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel were talking and laughing among themselves. Warner’s attention got distracted by this action of his teammates and he became angry.
Apologizing to the journalist who asked the question, he took a jibe at the Pakistani players and said, “What’s the problem guys? Sorry, there are some school children here too.” Other players and people sitting there were also surprised by this comment of Warner. The video of this incident went viral on social media within no time.
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39 year old Warner is captaining Karachi Kings this time. Last season, he scored 368 runs in 11 matches and his team reached the eliminator. This time Warner and his team are eyeing winning the title for the first time.
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Apart from David Warner, the Karachi Kings team includes big players like Salman Ali Aga, Adam Zampa, Moeen Ali, Azam Khan, Hasan Ali and Khushdil Shah. The team had bought Pakistan’s T20 captain Salman Ali Aga in the auction for Rs 5.85 crore.