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David Warner comes out in defense of light show after Glenn Maxwell’s scathing post match comments`

David Warner issues a firm response to Glenn Maxwell over his comments on the Light Show in New Delhi during the ODI World Cup 2023 game versus the Netherlands on Wednesday.

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The Australian team won its third game of the ODI World Cup 2023 campaign on Wednesday. David Warner and Glenn Maxwell were the two architects of the win by a massive margin of 309 runs. During the post-match interaction, Glenn Maxwell didn’t seem too pleased with the Light-Show in the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

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David Warner has now come out and tweeted about his support for the spectacle and display for the fans in attendance. While Glenn Maxwell may not happy with the dazzling shows, his on-field efforts left the cricketing world in a daze.

Glenn Maxwell broke the record for the fastest century scored in the history of the ODI World Cups. The 34-year-old broke the record set by Aiden Markram just 18 days ago when the South African scored the century in 49 balls.

David Warner throws his weight behind light show in Delhi

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Star Australian batter David Warner took to Twitter and wrote “ I absolutely loved the light show, what an atmosphere. It’s all about the fans. Without you all we won’t be able to do what we love”

During the man-of-the-match ceremony, Glenn Maxwell had shown his irritation at the show on display. The 34-year-old had said “Well, I had something like that light show happen at Perth Stadium during a Big Bash game. And I just felt like it gave me shocking headaches and it takes me a while for my eyes to readjust and I just think it's the dumbest idea for cricketers."

Look at what Warner tweeted: 

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Glenn Maxwell sizzled with the bat as he scored his century from just 40 balls to set a new ODI World Cup record. This was Glenn Maxwell’s second century in World Cups and his last century had come in just 51 balls versus Sri Lanka in 2015.

The Australia batter further went on to say “So I just try and cover up as much as I possibly can and ignore it but it's a horrible, horrible idea. Great for the fans, horrible for the players”. It was reported that Glenn Maxwell wasn’t keeping well due to a lack of sleep before the game on Wednesday.

Addressing the 34-year-old said “Yeah, not great. I was sitting in the changing room and I didn't really want to bat, which is a bit different than the last game where I was way too eager to get out there. Yeah, not great. I was sitting in the changing room and I did not really want to bat, which is a bit different than the last game where I was way too eager to get out there”

The Australian team scored a massive 399/8 from their 50 overs. David Warner scored 104 runs which was his 22nd ODI century and the second successive during the ODI World Cup 2023 campaign. Adam Zampa then took 4 wickets for 8 runs to bowl the Dutch team out for 90 runs in 21 overs. Australia will next face New Zealand in Dharamshala on Saturday and fortunately for Glenn Maxwell that is scheduled to be a day game.

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