Sydney, July 22: Former Australia opener David Warner on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge in a Sydney court and will be sentenced later this year. Warner, who currently serves as the captain of the Sydney Thunder franchise in Australia’s domestic T20 Big Bash League (BBL), did not appear in person during the court proceedings.
Instead, his legal counsel Bobby Hill appeared at the Sydney court to formally enter a guilty plea on his behalf to one count of ‘middle range’ drink-driving. The incident unfolded when on April 5, also Easter Sunday, Warner, behind the wheel of a van, drew attention after stopping short of a random breath-testing site.
Warner had returned him mid-season from Pakistan, where he was captaining the Karachi Kings franchise in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Police officers then took his roadside breath test, where Warner recorded more than double the legal blood alcohol limit. He was arrested and then brought to a police station for formal processing. (IANS)
