Cummins is in Sri Lanka for the ongoing multi-format series.
Cummins shared a photo of Warner walking around on the ground with a guard from Sri Lanka closely following him. Cummins decided to make a joke and quipped- “David Warner and his shadow.”
Here is the screengrab of the post:
But the joke got misunderstood after one of the fans on Twitter took a screengrab from the clip and others assumed Cummins' remark was on the dark-skinned individual involved.
Later, another fan posted the entire clip of what Pat Cummins meant and a sense of comprehension illuminated that the "shadow" joke was based on how the security guard had been following Warner, and not his shade.
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Here is how Twitterverse reacted to Pat Cummins’ joke- as some called him racist and some explained the joke.
Check it out here: