5 best instances of Twitter Banter between cricketers in 2016

2. Usman Khawaja and David Warner

It always helps to have a supportive teammate

It is never nice to have your name misspelled, especially when you join a new team but that is precisely what happened to Australian batsman Usman Khawaja after he was signed on by the Rising Pune Supergiants for the Indian Premier League 2016. But while such gaffes aren’t common, they should been taken with a pinch of salt.

And that is exactly what the southpaw did after coming into the tournament on the back of a brilliant BBL in which he scored 345 runs for the Sydney Thunder at an average of 172.50 and helped them clinch their maiden title over Melbourne Stars in the 2015/16 final. And to help him see the silver lining, his fellow opening partner David Warner joined in.

Warner, who plays for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, helped Khawaja see the brighter side of the mistake by the Rising Pune Supergiants.

Khawaja was disappointed that he couldn’t pick his favourite jersey number either:

Looks like Pune were expecting 'Khwaja' to come play. I better go home . #typo #pune #IPL #india #cricket #delhi pic.twitter.com/fdkcSph7TM

— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) May 5, 2016

Baha welcome brother to IPL. 100 no worries oh and shortened name is cool brother @Uz_Khawaja https://t.co/FpPqa0Shoy

— David Warner (@davidwarner31) May 5, 2016

@davidwarner31 haha glad you see the the positive side Bull. All my other fav numbers were taken :( haha

— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) May 5, 2016