Former Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner on Sunday revealed that he still feels blocked by the franchise on Instagram. Warner shared a screenshot of SRH’s profile on his Instagram story, where the account appeared as ‘private’ – which users usually see when they have been blocked.

Warner shared it on his official Instagram account and asked in a poll whether it is really the official SRH account.

The matter gained more attention when a fan commented on Warner’s recent Instagram post and tagged the SRH account, urging the franchise to unblock him. Responding to the fan, Warner wrote, “They will never unblock me.”

SRH and Warner breakup

Warner has not been seen in the Indian Premier League since the 2024 season. The Australian opening batsman was recently seen in the Pakistan Super League and has continued to feature in franchise-based T20 tournaments around the world.

Despite the current tension, Warner’s journey with SRH remains one of the most impressive player-franchise partnerships IPL History. After joining the Hyderabad-based side in 2014, he quickly became the backbone of their batting unit and was handed the captaincy a year later.

Under Warner’s leadership, SRH won their first IPL trophy in 2016. The left-handed batsman played a key role throughout that campaign, being one of the leading run-scorers of the tournament, while guiding a side that relied heavily on disciplined bowling performances and his consistency at the top of the order.

Warner enjoyed immense individual success during his time with the franchise, winning the Orange Cap in 2015, 2017 and 2019. He is one of the most successful overseas batsmen to play in the IPL and remains one of SRH’s leading run-getters. In 95 matches, Warner scored 4014 runs for SRH at an average of 49.56, scoring two centuries and 40 fifties for them in the process. He became a cult hero for his Telugu film reels as well as for Orange Army.

However, relations between Warner and the franchise took a dramatic turn during the 2021 season. Due to poor form and consecutive defeats, the management had to remove him from the captaincy midway through the campaign.

The situation worsened when Warner was dropped from the playing eleven at the end of the season. During the UAE leg of the tournament, he was often seen sitting away from the team in the stands instead of the dugout, highlighting the growing distance between the player and the franchise. This chapter finally ended ahead of the 2022 mega auction, when SRH released him from the team.

In December 2023, Warner first revealed that SRH has blocked him When he was trying to congratulate Pat Cummins and Travis Head for getting mega deals with the franchise.

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