Sport Heartbreak after Warner hands helmet to young fan

© Getty Images David Warner Amidst all the excitement of David Warner's record 335 not-out knock at the Adelaide Oval, one young fan was left disappointed.

After his triple century heroics to put the Aussies on top at 3-589 on day two of the second Test, as Warner headed back to the dressing rooms upon declaring, he handed his helmet and gloves to a kid by the fence.

The youngster grabbed the helmet but was immediately swarmed by other kids and had a bigger child pull it off him.

The Fox Sports cameras stayed on the helmet and spotted the two boys that came away with the helmet, joyfully congratulating each other.

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"David Warner made this young Australia fan 's day by giving him his Player of the Match award after the game. Wonderful gesture. Warner even signed his award and gave it to the young fan . Speaking to ICC, the youngster said it felt awesome. "We were just waving the flag and he just came over and

David Warner gifted a little fan his helmet after slamming triple century. Warner walked off the Adelaide Oval with his bat held aloft in one hand and his helmet in the other in the formation of a big V. Mark Taylor and tens of thousands of fans stood and applauded his unbeaten 335 against Pakistan.

The incident didn't go unnoticed on social media either.

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On Nine's Sports Sunday, the panel was outraged and saddened by the scene.

"Oh boys, c'mon. That makes me want to cry," host James Bracey said.

"They need to investigate this and get it back to the rightful owner."

Netball legend Liz Ellis said she wouldn't have allowed her children to do such a thing.

"If that was my kid I'd be like, 'You're taking that back to the kid that got it'," she said.

© Cricket Australia The plot thickened though when a man claiming to be the father of one of the two kids that emerged with the helmet went to social media to vent about the helmet being allegedly taken from his son.

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“David Warner made this young Australia fan ’s day by giving him his Player of the Match award after the game. Wonderful gesture. Warner even signed his award and gave it to the young fan . Speaking to ICC, the youngster said it felt awesome. “We were just waving the flag and he just came over and

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"David Warner hands my son his helmet at the end of the Aus innings, Cricket Australia take it away - no explanation, no name - how do I explain this to a 13 y.o," the since deleted tweet said.

Then another twist.

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On Fox Sports and Seven, another different kid was interviewed holding the helmet, talking about how Warner gave him the souvenir.

"It's the helmet what he wore today and yesterday and I think he played amazing," he said.

"I'm probably going to frame it in the home theatre room, which is like a big movie room for us.

"Thank you so much David Warner."

Keen observers noted that he was right beside the child in the green jacket, with the white sleeve of his jumper worn in the interview, clearly visible in the sea of hands.

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It's not yet known if the kid in the green jacket at the front of the fence ever got anything from the Australian cricket team after the awkward incident, but Bracey suggested it would be a good idea on day three if they could make it happen.