Danny Morrison is arguably one the of best entertainers among the currently active commentators in cricket. He is famous in the cricketing fraternity for his amazing funny and out-of-the-box activities on the field during his stint as a broadcaster. Apart from that, the former star New Zealand pacer keeps hitting the headlines for his amazing antics and a different presentation style.
Morrison happened to do the same kind of antic in a pre-match conversation with his co-broadcaster Erin Holland before a recent match between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United. The 57-year-old, out of nowhere; lifted Erin Holland in his lap during the pre-match show and then released her after making a circular round on his spot.
Holland herself shared the video of this incident from her official Twitter handle and captioned it as, โLove ya, uncle Danny Morrison.โ
Here's the video:
Love ya uncle @SteelyDan66 ๐ @thePSLt20 pic.twitter.com/9reSq6ekdN
โ Erin Holland (@erinvholland) March 5, 2023
The video immediately started making rounds on social media and drew a lot of reactions from cricket fans. A few of the fans arenโt that much pleased with this act by Morrison, whereas another section of the fans found it funny and also related it to Hollandโs husband and Aussie cricketer Ben Cutting.
Here's how fans reacted:
This is so called best quality league psl haha. Ashleel harkatein ho rhi h
โ hindustani๐ฎ๐ณ (@aky_agrawa) March 6, 2023
@Cuttsy31 Watching From Team Hotel...๐๐คฃ pic.twitter.com/Y46hcnS5gR
โ Talha Ashfaq (@TalhaAshfaq6233) March 5, 2023
Rizwan in background be like: astagfirullah
โ Muhammad Shabeer (@Muhamma81219518) March 6, 2023
The one and only pic.twitter.com/FlkjyHaONG
โ Mukhtiar Ali (@MokhtiarAli) March 5, 2023
Azaan ho rhi pechy๐ช
โ Maher Aadi (@MaherAadi950) March 5, 2023
After seeing this :
โ Muhammad Ahmed (@Ahmed_cricky15) March 5, 2023
Ben cutting to Danny Morrison pic.twitter.com/2cC3VHJhM9
Ben cutting crying at the corner ๐
โ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข (@H_W_B06) March 5, 2023
It's Pakistan guys.. Please dont get carried away by your emotions, especially when call for prayer (Azaan) is ongoing from the nearby Masjid.
โ Muhammad Naseer Khan (@MNaseerAKhan) March 6, 2023
Love you guys..
Ben Cutting ๐ pic.twitter.com/gfyUyMNvAA
โ Muhammad Noman (@nomanedits) March 6, 2023
Yar yeh kya harami hai ๐
โ Tekkerz (@_tekkerz) March 6, 2023
isnt this harrasment or something,
โ John doe (@chandra_nitish) March 6, 2023
Ye bhi theek hai๐
โ Siddiq-e-Akbar (@SiddiqeAkbar1) March 5, 2023
I condemn this
โ Edit profile (@QadirDarwish_) March 6, 2023
Speaking of the match between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United, the latterโs skipper Shadab Khan won the toss and asked Gladiators to bat first. Batting first, Sarfaraz Ahmedโs men posted a decent total of 179 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 20 overs courtesy of Mohammad Nawazโs half-century (52 runs off 44 balls with six boundaries). The veteran batter Umar Akmal also played a quick cameo of 43 runs off just 14 balls with two boundaries and five sixes with the wood.
While chasing the target, Islamabad United managed to cross the finishing line in 19.3 overs for the loss of eight wickets to win the match by two wickets. Number three batter Colin Munro played a blistering knock of 63 runs off just 29 balls with five boundaries and four sixes to his name. Other than him, wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan and Faheem Ashraf also contributed with the knocks of 35 and unbeaten 39 runs respectively.
Islamabadโs pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi won the โplayer of the match award for his amazing bowling by scalping three wickets by conceding 25 runs in his spell of four overs.