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Cricket · Opening batter
David Warner
David Warner is an Australian left-handed opening batter whose explosive all-format career combined World Cup success, a landmark Test return and a major franchise record.
AustralianBorn 27 October 1986
Current statusFormer Australia international (international career ended in 2024); ESPNcricinfo's 23 October 2026 page lists franchise T20 appearances for Karachi Kings through April 2026, so no later club contract is asserted here.
The verified profile
David Andrew Warner (born 27 October 1986) became one of Australia's defining opening batters of the 2010s and early 2020s. He finished international cricket with 112 Tests, 161 ODIs and 110 T20Is, while continuing to play franchise T20 cricket after retiring from the national side.
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Warner's lasting significance is the way he carried short-format intent into elite Test opening: his high-tempo left-handed batting produced a 335 not out, 26 Test centuries and a major IPL record. Any balanced account must hold that achievement beside the 2018 ball-tampering sanction and its lifetime leadership consequence. The evidence supports a profile of impact, reinvention and accountability rather than a simplified hero narrative.
Original analysis by SportsHub4U research deskCareer, life and public work
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Tests played
Australia Tests; career total on ESPNcricinfo profile; last Test listed 6 January 2024
Test runs
112 Tests, 205 innings; career total on ESPNcricinfo profile
Test highest score
Career high; against Pakistan in Adelaide in 2019
Test centuries
Career total on ESPNcricinfo profile
ODIs played
Australia ODIs; final ODI listed as 19 November 2023
ODI runs
161 ODIs; Reuters retirement report and ESPNcricinfo career table
ODI centuries
161 ODIs; Reuters retirement report
ODI highest score
Career high on ESPNcricinfo profile
T20Is played
Australia T20Is; final T20I listed as 24 June 2024
T20I runs
110 T20Is; career total on ESPNcricinfo profile
T20I highest score
Career high on ESPNcricinfo profile
Personal background
David Andrew Warner was born on 27 October 1986 in Paddington, New South Wales. The ICC lists him as an Australian left-handed batter, while ESPNcricinfo identifies his specialist role as opening batter. This profile keeps the personal record limited to those public sporting-biography details; no private family or contact information is included. ICC profile ESPNcricinfo profile
Professional journey
Warner entered Australia's international setup as a T20 specialist in 2009, then established himself across all three international formats. ESPNcricinfo records a 2009–2024 international career, with Test, ODI and T20I debuts in that opening phase. His route from a short-format arrival to a long-term Test opener is the defining arc of his professional journey. ESPNcricinfo profile
Playing career
Warner's international record is substantial: 112 Tests, 161 ODIs and 110 T20Is. Reuters reports 6,932 ODI runs and 22 ODI centuries at the time of his 2024 retirement announcement, and says he was a key member of Australia's 2023 World Cup-winning campaign. He also built a major franchise record, particularly in the IPL, where ESPNcricinfo records the 2016 title with Sunrisers Hyderabad and three Orange Caps. Readers can place his Australian era alongside existing SportsHub4U profiles of Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma. Reuters ESPNcricinfo
Playing style
Warner's signature was tempo. Reuters quotes him describing a desire to score at a great tempo and change Test cricket, while ESPNcricinfo documents the aggressive left-handed opener's movement from a 43-ball T20I debut to elite Test production. The record supports a clear conclusion about intent and range, but not a claim that one style label explains every phase of his batting. Reuters ESPNcricinfo
Setbacks and comebacks
Warner's career includes two well-documented disciplinary setbacks. ESPNcricinfo records a 2013 suspension after the Joe Root altercation and the 2018 Newlands ball-tampering ban. The latter removed him from international and Australian domestic cricket for 12 months and barred him from leadership roles for life. His return to the 2019 World Cup and subsequent unbeaten 335 against Pakistan show a sporting comeback; they do not erase the seriousness of the sanction. Reuters says the 2018 episode remained part of the public conversation through his final international season. ESPNcricinfo Reuters
Post-playing work
Warner has retired from Australia's international game, with his final T20I listed as 24 June 2024. That does not mean he stopped playing cricket: ESPNcricinfo's current page lists franchise T20 matches for Karachi Kings through April 2026. The Guardian also reported his planned Fox Sports commentary role and interest in continuing franchise cricket. Because the evidence is a dated snapshot, this profile does not assign a current club contract beyond the listed matches, and it does not describe him as having a post-playing career while he remains active in franchise cricket. The Guardian ESPNcricinfo
Public ventures and commercial work
The Australian Financial Review describes Warner's investment portfolio and quotes his investment philosophy, but the accessible article does not name a company, establish an ownership percentage or support a founder title. That is why this dossier does not convert the report into a stronger business-ownership claim. It also does not treat public commercial visibility or any endorsement activity as ownership. The evidence collected supports a limited statement: Warner has publicly discussed investing, while specific ownership and endorsement relationships require separate primary documentation. Australian Financial Review
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- T20I debut
Warner made his Australia T20 international debut against South Africa at Melbourne.
ESPNcricinfo - ODI debut
He made his ODI debut against South Africa at Hobart.
ESPNcricinfo - Test debut
Warner made his Test debut against New Zealand at the Gabba in Brisbane.
ESPNcricinfo - Early-career disciplinary setback
ESPNcricinfo records a Cricket Australia suspension after a bar-room altercation with England's Joe Root.
ESPNcricinfo - IPL title with Sunrisers Hyderabad
He captained Sunrisers Hyderabad to the IPL title.
ESPNcricinfo - Ball-tampering ban
The Newlands scandal led to a 12-month ban from international and Australian domestic cricket and a lifetime ban from leadership roles, as recorded by ESPNcricinfo and Reuters.
Reuters - Final ODI
His last ODI was Australia's 2023 World Cup final against India, which Australia won.
Reuters - Final T20I
ESPNcricinfo lists Australia's match against India at Gros Islet as his last T20 international.
ESPNcricinfo
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
Two-time ODI World Cup winner
Reuters described Warner as a member of two Australia World Cup-winning sides, including the 2023 triumph in India.
2016 IPL champion
As Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, Warner led the franchise to the IPL title in 2016.
Three IPL Orange Caps
He won the IPL batting award in 2015, 2017 and 2019, a record three times according to ESPNcricinfo.
335 not out in Adelaide
His unbeaten 335 against Pakistan in 2019 was the second-highest Test score by an Australian at the time described by ESPNcricinfo.
Allan Border Medal
He received the Allan Border Medal during Australia's 2019 home summer.
10,000 T20 runs
In 2021 he became the fourth batter to pass 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
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- 01International Cricket Council
David Warner | Player Profile
Accessed 2026-10-23 - 02ESPNcricinfo
David Warner
Accessed 2026-10-23 - 03Reuters
Australia's Warner retires from ODIs as well as tests
Accessed 2026-10-23 - 04The Guardian
David Warner confirms his retirement from ODIs as well as Tests
Accessed 2026-10-23 - 05Reuters
Warner looking forward to no Sandpaper-gate flak in retirement
Accessed 2026-10-23 - 06Australian Financial Review
Inside Australian cricketer David Warner's investment portfolio
Accessed 2026-10-23 - 07Wikimedia Commons
File:David Warner celebrating his century in the fifth ODI against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 2016.jpg
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