WATCH: David Warner’s Hollywood-style entry at Sydney Cricket Ground to take part in Big Bash League 2023-24 

David Warner, who recently retired from the Test and ODI formats, made a Hollywood-style entrance at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) to take part in the ongoing 2023-24 Big Bash League. Warner had flown in directly after attending his brother’s wedding in the Hunter region earlier that day. The 37-year-old’s chopper touched down at the SCG outfield near the ‘Thanks Dave’ logo, which was painted for his final Test.

Australia recorded a 3-0 whitewash in Warner’s farewell Test series against Pakistan. The southpaw’s last appearance was at his home ground, the SCG, on 6 January, where the reigning World Test Championship (WTC) winners won by 8 wickets. He is set to play his first competitive cricket post-retirement when Sydney Thunder takes on Sydney Sixers on Friday, January 12. It marks Warner’s return to the BBL, where he will play in the final three regular-season games for Thunder.

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Huge task ahead for Warner as he joins Sydney Thunder 

Sydney Thunder (THU) have had a forgettable outing so far in the tournament. Having played 7 matches, they managed to win just one game and are currently second last in the points table with 3 points. With Warner coming into the fold, THU is hoping for a turnaround in their fortunes. Meanwhile, pacer Gurinder Sandhu expressed happiness over the 37-year-old’s return to the team.

“He’s going to take a lot of effort to come and play for us. We love having him here. Last year he was awesome for us, maybe didn’t score as many runs as he would have liked but around the group and passing on knowledge was awesome to have him around. He’s one of the better team men. All the fans get to enjoy him playing cricket,” Sandhu was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

Warner brought the curtain down on his illustrious Test career with a stunning performance against the Asian rivals. He finished the tournament as the second-highest run-scorer – 299 runs from 3 innings at an average of 49.83, with a century and a fifty.