Australian vice-captain, David Warner and South African wicket-keeper batsman Quinton De Kock were engaged in an ugly spat during the Durban Test. It has been reported by Australian media that personal insults made things fiery between Warner and De Kock during the Tea break on the fourth day of the Test match.
CCTV footage showed Warner apparently having a go at De Kock as the players of both the sides walked up a narrow staircase leading to their respective dressing rooms at the start of the break.
More than the verbal argument, Twitter turned their eyes on Faf Du Plessis, who was out in a towel during the altercation. The South African skipper can be seen calming things between the two cricketers.
Here is how Twitter reacted to Faf’s appearance in the CCTV footage:
How to deal with David Warner:
Kepler Wessels: "David Warner is not the scariest person I've ever seen".
Faf Du Plessis: Go and talk to him in your towel.#SAvsAUS pic.twitter.com/WjfLJHFxrd— Ben Karpinski (@followthebounce) March 5, 2018
I am now imagining that Faf just walks around in a towel with his abs out every minute he isn't on the field.
— Darrel Bristow-Bovey (@dbbovey) March 5, 2018
My favourite part is Kagiso ready to defend his mate and Faf coming out in a towel 😂😂😂😂😂
— Winston Duke's Wench (@piggy_44951507) March 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/mayunkbh/status/970473812197191680
https://twitter.com/ImariDuPlessis/status/970565936070742016
@faf1307 fair would have been a D&G towel if needed …. ✊✊
— steven musgrove (@stevenmuzzy1975) March 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/ImariDuPlessis/status/970575065371865093
I hope Faf gets some kind of endorsement deal from a towel brand. The least he deserves for his alpha jock act.
— cricBC (@cricBC) March 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/WesJRichardson/status/970584506599174144
Faf to Warner: You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel
— Daniel Cherny (@DanielCherny) March 5, 2018
Faf De Plessis is my hero for appearing just in a towel during the Warner v QDK altercation #SAvAUS
— Mae (@MaeSimkin) March 5, 2018
How to deal with David Warner:
Kepler Wessels: "David Warner is not the scariest person I've ever seen".
Faf Du Plessis: Go and talk to him in your towel.#SAvsAUS pic.twitter.com/WjfLJHFxrd— Ben Karpinski (@followthebounce) March 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/TommoNewton2/status/970751191398395904
Just went searching but can’t find a single pic of Faf with his shirt on. #SAvAus #FafRig pic.twitter.com/RG5ONhY90q
— Cat Jones (@Cricketbatcat) March 5, 2018
Julle, I can’t stop laughing at the fact that Faf gave so little fucks regarding Warner that he actually came out to defuse the situation in only a towel.
— Dawie Boonzaaier (@dawiboon) March 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/lockie_wells/status/970599305504436227
@ndumisokwela did you see faf in his towel 😂😂😂 if there was a fight what would he have done
— Keshiv Singh (@keshiv_singh) March 7, 2018