I Always Think Philip Hughes Is At The Other End With Me, Says David Warner
Jan 4, 2017 at 5:15 PM
It was November 25, 2014 when batsman Phillip Hughes was struck on his head with a rising ball from Sean Abbott during a Sheffield Shield game in Sydney. Two days later, the left-handed batsman took his last breath. David Warner, who was on the field when the incident happened, said he always feels Hughes is standing on the other side of the crease when he comes out to bat.
The pocket-size dynamite, as many call him, teared apart the Pakistan bowling line-up on the first day of Sydney Test by scoring a hundred within one session, making himself the fifth batsman in history to achieve such a feat. Thanks to his hundred, Australia gained the momentum early on and amassed 538 runs on the board in their first innings.
As seen in the past, Warner and Hughes were great mates and the former said the reaction of his emotional-charged up celebration after bringing up his 18th Test hundred against Pakistan had much to do with the thoughts running into his mind of his late friend, Phillip Hughes.
“Before every time I walk out here we’ve got our little mate walking with us and always in the back of my mind when I walk out here, he’s with me. I always think he’s at the other end with me. Every time I score runs here or score a hundred, it’s always for him.”
During the match also, Warner before putting his feet on the ground touched the memorial plaque of Phillip Hughes in order to pay tribute to him.
Australia have already sealed the three-match series against Pakistan 2-0.