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David Warner bio, age, records, family, favorites, net worth and much more

May 21, 2019 By khansa

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Australian star cricketer David Andrew Warner, famously known as just David Warner, is the current opening batsman of the Australian side and is also the former captain of the team. Following his alleged ball-tampering scandal, he was banned to receive any leadership position by the Cricket Australia. Recently in April 2019, he has earned his place in the 2019 ICC World Cup squad of the Australian side. And, here goes his full biography, career, personal life details, net worth, and many more.

Bio

Full name	David Andrew Warner
Nickname	Kaboom Bull, Llyod, Mario, Cannon, and Pocket size Dynamo
Profession	Cricket Player
Role	Batsmen
Country	Australia

Physical Statistics and More

Height	In Feet – 5’7’’ ft. Meters – 1.70 m. Centimeter ­­­­– 170 cm
Weight	In Kilograms – 65 kg In pounds – 143 lbs.
Body measurement	Chest – 38 inches Waist – 30 inches Biceps –  12 inches
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Blonde

David Warner’s Career 

International Debut	-          T20 –Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2009 -          ODI - Australia v South Africa at Hobart, Jan 18, 2009 -          Test - Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Dec 1-4, 2011
Last Matches played	-          T20 - New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 21, 2018 -          ODI – Australia v England at Perth, Jan 28, 2018 -          Test - South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 22-25, 2018
Jersey Number	31 – Australia 31 - IPL
Domestic/State team	Australia, Australia A, Australia Under-19s, Delhi Daredevils, Durham, Middlesex, New South Wales, Northern Districts, St Lucia Stars, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sydney Thunder, Winnipeg Hawks
Awards	-          Warner is the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket -          He is the first Australian batsman to score 7 ODI centuries in a calendar year. -          Allan Border Medal in 2016, 2017.
Best Shot	Pull shot
Batting Style	Left-hand batsmen
Bowling Style	Right-arm Leg-break
On-field Nature	Aggressive
Coach	Wayne Geber

Personal Life

Date of birth	27 October 1986
Age(2018)	32 years
Birth Place	Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Australian
College	N/A
Home town	Matraville, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Father – Howard Warner Mother – Lorraine Warner Brother – Steven Warner Sister – Nil
Marital Status	Married
Wife	Candice Warner
Children	2 Daughters – Ivy Mae Warner and Indi Rae Warner
Religion	Christianity
Hobbies	Traveling, Writing, Golfing and Swimming
Car	Lamborghini

David Warner’s Records

Records	-          While playing against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he became only the fifth cricketer to score a century before lunch on the first day of a Test match. -          He played in his 100th ODI and became the first batsman for Australia and 8th batsman overall to score a century in his 100th ODI. -          In the IPL he holds the records for the most runs by an overseas player, most half-centuries and the highest individual score by a captain.
Career Turn	On 29 November 2008, Warner hit his first domestic ODIs for New South Wales with a score of 165 against Tasmania at Hurstville Oval in Sydney.
Records	-          On 3 January 2017, while playing against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he became only the fifth cricketer to score a century before lunch on the first day of a Test match. -          On 28 September 2017, he played in his 100th ODI and became the first batsman for Australia and 8th batsman overall to score a century in his 100th ODI. -          In the IPL he holds the records for the most runs by an overseas player, most half-centuries and the highest individual score by a captain. -          He has won the Orange Cap three times, more than any other player.

Favorites

Favorite Batsmen	Virat Kholi, KL Rahul
Favorite Bowler	Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Favorite Food	Non-vegetarian food and Chicken-thigh-sandwich
Favorite Actress	Jennifer Aniston
Favorite Film	Top Gun, I am Sam
Favorite Musicians	Robert Balmer

Money Facts

Salary	Retainer Fee $816,000
Net worth	$ 23 million

Controversies

-          In 2013 during champions trophy series Warner attacked England cricketer Joe root when he was in the Walkabout bar. Following the incident, Cricket Australia fined Warner and dismissed him from the Champions Trophy tournament.

-          During the match of an ODI series against Sri Lanka, Smith and Warner were forced to step down as captain and vice-captain of the Australian team, after the ICC found Smith guilty of being "party to a decision to attempt to change the condition of the ball".

-          On 4 March 2018 during test series with South Africa Warner was exchanged few words with South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock and Warner fired back at De Kock when he is going to the dressing room. Subsequently, Warner fined 75% of match fee and De Kock fined with 25%.

Some Interesting facts about David Warner

• At the age of 13, David Warner was asked by his coach to switch to right-handed batting.
• He was a part of a cricket team at the age of 5 only and joined the coastal cricket club.
• With Cricket career, he is a proud author of the book – ‘the Kaboom kid’- ‘the big switch’.