"It was about putting smiles on the people's faces"; David Warner on his viral TikTok videos

Warner also spoke on his love for Indian songs, says it is challenging to dance on them.

David Warner with his family | Twitter

Australia’s swashbuckling opener and Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner has taken the social media into the storm with his innovative and hilarious TikTok videos on Instagram amid the ongoing shutdown caused by the global Coronavirus pandemic.

Warner, like other athletes, is stuck at home due to the COVID-19 lockdown and he has been making the most of the period, spending a great time with his family and on social media platforms to ensure he keeps fans entertained during the lockdown.

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He has shared several entertaining videos along with his wife Candice and daughters on his social media handles that earned him a lot of popularity in the internet world these days.

In the various videos, Warner was seen dancing on popular Indian and South Indian songs as well as doing lip-syncing famous dialogues of Kollywood and Tollywood’s movies. From dancing to the hit tunes of the Bollywood song Bala to Prabhu Deva and Mahesh Babu’s songs, the star cricketer has massively entertained his fans on social media amid the global health crisis.

Recently, Warner has revealed his motive behind his social media move, saying it was only to bring smiles on people's faces amid the global health crisis as the entire world is trying to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, which is affecting 213 countries and territories around the planet.

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Speaking on the 2nd episode of the 2nd season of India Today Inspiration, Warner said: “We have to think out of the box. For me, it was about putting smiles on the people's faces. Through TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram, my family and I have been able to do that.”

Lauding all Indian artists for their amazing work, the Australian batsman admitted that replicating Indian moves is quite challenging and requires a lot of effort.

He further added, “I will tell you one thing -- I am glad I am a cricket player because those moves are incredibly fast and difficult and time-consuming. They are amazing at what they do.”

On his love for Indian films: Warner said: “To be honest, what is it? Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood you name it. There is a lot of things out there. We sort of putting something out there to the fans and ask 'what is there that we could sort of replicate and try and dance to?'.”

He signed off by saying, “We got a lot of requests. The first song was 'Butta Bomma'. We got tipped off to do one of those and we were able to do that. And from there, it just went bananas. And everyone put requests in and we tried to do as many as we can and it's fun. We really enjoy it.”

(With India Today Inputs)

 
 

By Rashmi Nanda - 21 Jun, 2020

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