“You gotta take that and silence them,” David Warner shushes critics with aggressive century in career’s last Test series, netizens seize chance to mock Mitchell Johnson

Soon after reaching the three-figure mark, Warner jumped in the air and it seemed he put his finger on his lips, a gesture for the critics.

“You gotta take that and silence them,” David Warner shushes critics with aggressive century in career’s last Test series, netizens seize chance to mock Mitchell Johnson

David Warner and Mitchell Johnson (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Before the start of the Benaud-Qadir Trophy series, Australia’s David Warner was in the news thanks to Mitchell Johnson‘s scathing attack in his column for The West Australian. Johnson remarked Warner does not deserve to decide his farewell Test match, and that people should not forget Warner’s involvement in the infamous ball-tampering saga in 2018.

Warner kept quiet when Johnson’s column became a talking point of the town but when the 37-year-old was asked about the subject, he simply said that everyone is entitled to their own opinions. However, for the cricket fraternity and those following the Australia-Pakistan Test series, Warner gave a perfect answer to Johnson through his bat, by smashing his century in Perth’s Optus Stadium.

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With 16 fours and four sixes, Warner played 211 balls to score 164 runs before Aamer Jamal dismissed him with a catch by Imam-ul-Haq. Soon after reaching the three-figure mark, Warner jumped in the air and it seemed he put his finger on his lips, a gesture for the critics. After his innings, he talked about silencing his critics.

There's going to be criticism, but you gotta take that and silence them. No better way than to put runs on the board.
Warner told the broadcaster

Netizens criticize Mitchell Marsh following David Warner’s century

That fans on the internet will criticize Mitchell Johnson if David Warner plays a great innings was already anticipated. These netizens are sharing that Warner, after the sandpapergate scandal has already faced his punishment and deserves no such censure from his former teammate.

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David Warner (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Check their reactions here:

https://twitter.com/vsk_says/status/1735191191036342685

The match is underway on Thursday (December 14) and no Aussie batters apart from Warner played aggressively. Travis Head was the second-highest run-scorer (40 off 53 balls). Australia are heading toward a strong total thanks to Warner’s ton.