Australian cricket star David Warner has been charged with drink-driving after allegedly recording a blood alcohol reading more than twice the legal limit. The 39-year-old was stopped at a roadside breath testing unit in Maroubra, eastern Sydney, on Easter Sunday.
Police allege Warner was driving a van that stopped and parked short of the testing site. Officers approached the vehicle and administered a breath test, which returned a positive result. He was arrested and taken to Maroubra police station for further testing, where he allegedly produced a reading of 0.104.
Warner, who recently captained the Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League, has had a decorated cricket career. He retired from Test cricket in 2024 after scoring 8,786 runs at an average of more than 44 across 112 Tests, including a high score of 335 not out against Pakistan.
However, his career has been marred by controversy. He was suspended for his role in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa and admitted to punching England captain Joe Root at a nightclub in Birmingham in 2013.
Warner is scheduled to appear at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney on 7 May to face the drink-driving charge.
