David Andrew Warner is an Australian former international cricketer and Captain of Big Bash League team, Sydney Thunder. A left-handed opening batsman, Warner was the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for the national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket. He plays for New South Wales and Sydney Thunder in domestic cricket. Warner was a prominent member of the victorious Australian squad of the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the 2021 T20 World Cup, where he was the
Player of the Tournament, the 2021â2023 ICC World Test Championship, and the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup. He is widely known as one of the greatest opening batsmen across formats, lauded for his aggressive playing style coupled with consistency over 15 years.