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Big Bash League 2023-24: David Warner To Arrive At Sydney Cricket Ground By Helicopter For Thunder Match

Flying in straight from his brother's wedding, David Warner's chopper will touch down on the outfield near the 'Thanks Dave' logo, which was painted for his farewell Test at the same venue. The Australian cricketer represents Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League 🔯

File phot⛦o of Australianཧ cricketer David Warner in action for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League.
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Celebrations around David Warner's farewell from Test cricket will continue as the flamboyant opener will arrive at the iconic SCG by a helicopter to play in a Big Bash League (BBL) match for Sydney Thunders. (More Cricket News)

Flying in straight from his brother's wedding in the Hunter Valley, the 37-year-old's chopper will touch down on the outfield near the 'Thanks Dave' logo🐼, which was painted for his last Test.

"He's going to take a lot of effort t🐽o come and play for us," Thunder quick Gurinder Sandhu was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. 

Warner pulle𒊎d the curtains down on a glorious Test career in front of his home crowd at the SCG last week, guiding Australia to a convincing win in the third Test with a fluent half-century.

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"We love having hi♈m 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."

Wa🥀rner has already announced retirement from ODIs but will be available for T20Is and T20 leagues across the globe. 

will play 🎉Sydney Sixer in a local derby 🤡on Friday. 

Before the start of last season, Warner signed a two-year deal with Thunder as Cricket Australia sought to get international stars back in🀅to the tournament.

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