"Hyderabad crowd wanted me to try 'Butta Bomma'"- David Warner on how he became famous on TikTok

David Warner has become synonymous with the app of TikTok as he used to make a number of dance reels, especially during the pandemic. This also helped the Australian cricketer bond with the Indian audience and show them a different side of his.

Warner recalled how he had made his first TikTok video where he and his daughters danced on the superhit Bollywood song 'Sheela Ki Jawani'. He also spoke about the crowd from Hyderabad that gave him a lot of love when he was the captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

On the shown 'Breakfast with Champions', here's what David Warner had to say about his TikTok videos:

"I didn't know what TikTok was initially. But then the COVID-19 pandemic began and I thought I should just go and check what it is. I just knew "Sheela ki Jawani" and a few other songs that were famous here (India) so I danced in it and my children in their traditional Indian attire joined it too. Suddenly TikTok India asked me to try more songs. The Hyderabad crowd wanted me to try "Butta Bomma" and then I did it and they went ballistic."

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David Warner on how he became an opener

David Warner was fast-tracked into the Australian team and had made his international debut before playing any first-class cricket. However, the southpaw claimed that he wasn't an opener to begin with, but was just a leg-spinner and a lower-order batter like compatriot Steve Smith.

Warner spoke on how he was told by former Australian cricketer Dominic Thornely to open and stated:

"I used to bat at No. 6-7 and bowl a bit of leg spin, just like Smithy (Steve Smith). No one saw us like Test players. Once I was playing a one-day game and we needed 240 runs to win. Dominic Thornely came to me and said 'You're going to open the batting today.' I hadn't faced a brand new ball in 10 years of cricket growing up. But I went there and scored 165 not out. From there it was like 'Okay now you're an opening batsman. Sink or swim.' I realized I could be an opener."

The move to send Warner to open turned out to be revolutionary as he has gone onto become one of the greatest all-format batters in modern-day cricket.