Warner recreates Ronaldo's $5.2 billion stunt

David Warner has channelled his interior Cristiano Ronaldo aft breaking retired of his signifier slump astatine the T20 World Cup with a half-century against Sri Lanka.

The Australian seasoned slammed a half-century successful his side's seven-wicket win and took to the podium to speech to reporters erstwhile helium came face-to-face with immoderate Coca-Cola bottles.

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Like Ronaldo famously did astatine this year's Euros, Warner initially removed the bottles saying, "If it is bully for Cristiano, it is bully for me".

Unfortunately for the Australian opener, the 2 bottles of brushed portion yet returned to the array aft helium was asked to enactment them back.

Warner initially moved the 2 Coca-Cola bottles stationed connected the array earlier being asked to enactment them backmost (Twitter)

The brushed portion elephantine is 1 of the main sponsors of this year's T20 World Cup, having entered into a five-year narration with the ICC, with Coca-Cola brands the ICC's exclusive non-alcoholic beverage spouse until 2023 nether the existent deal.

Ronaldo's stunt, which came aft Portugal's clash against Hungary astatine the Euros successful June, reportedly resulted successful a staggering $5.2 cardinal stock terms driblet for Coca-Cola.

UEFA issued a connection aft Ronaldo told fans to "drink water" instead, saying "everyone is entitled to their portion preferences" with "different tastes and needs".

"Players are offered water, alongside Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, connected accomplishment astatine our property conferences and tin take their preferred beverage," the connection said.

Cristiano Ronaldo removes Coca-Cola bottles from a Euros property conference, successful favour of water. (Twitter)

Warner had travel into the contention against Sri Lanka downplaying concerns surrounding his thin spot of form, and helium reiterated the aforesaid constituent aft the match.

"Everyone was talking astir my form, which I reiterated was not a happening I was disquieted about," helium said.

"It was astir going retired determination and starting well. That's each we're trying to do, use unit to the bowlers.

"Shutting the critics down? No, never. That's the satellite of sport. When you thrust the highs, you've got to thrust the lows and you've got to enactment confident, support a grin connected your face, and ne'er fto it get to you."

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