Warner praised after 'pathetic' sportsmanship

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Justin Langer has marvelled astatine David Warner's cricket instincts aft the almighty opener sent a double-bounce no-ball for six to assistance nonstop Australia to the Twenty20 World Cup final against the Black Caps.

Warner was connected the march successful the semifinal against Pakistan erstwhile spinner Mohammad Hafeez mislaid power of a transportation that dropped abbreviated and dilatory made its mode towards the different end.

Warner steadied himself, shuffled to the broadside of the transportation and heaved the shot a agelong mode implicit the boundary.

The experienced batter's determination to punish Hafeez's wayward transportation drew disapproval from immoderate quarters, but Langer saw nary issue.

"Oh my gosh, it's 1 of the champion things I've ever seen successful the crippled of cricket," the enthusiastic Australia manager said.

"I can't judge anyone would person the instincts to bash that - it was unbelievable.

"In fact, astir radical astir apt would've been not definite what to bash ... it was a no-ball and to person the endowment and quality to deed it for six - unbelievable."

Former India batter Gautam Gambhir was 1 notable fig who questioned Warner's actions.

"What an perfectly pathetic show of tone of the crippled by Warner!," Gambhir tweeted.

Warner's unusual nighttime continued erstwhile helium was caught down and walked, aft blasting 49 disconnected 30 balls.

Replays showed a spread betwixt bat and ball, and nary dependable was detected.

"Anyone who thinks (the six was) unsportsmanlike, that (walking) astir apt evens it up a bit," Langer said.

Australia volition instrumentality connected New Zealand successful the World Cup last connected Monday greeting (AEDT).

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