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On September 28, 2017, Australian batter David Warner scripted history while batting for the national team. He came up with a remarkable knock, scoring a hundred in this 100th One Day International, and with this, he became the first Australian player to get to this milestone. Warner achieved the feat during an ODI against India, and it was recorded as his 14th ODI century as well as his first in the limited overs cricket in India.
Warner was opening the innings for Australia after Steve Smith won the toss and invited the rivals to field first. The Aussie batter went all guns blazing right from the beginning and struck boundaries on both sides of the wicket to come up with a remarkable century. Warner took 104 balls to get past the three-figure score with 10 boundaries and three maximums. With his century in the 100th ODI, he joined the likes of Gordan Greenidge, Chris Cairns, Mohammad Yousuf, Kumar Sangakkara, Chris Gayle, Marcus Trescothick, and Ramnaresh Sarwan in the elite group.
The tale of David Warner from a debutant to legend
David Warner, the left-handed batter, who would open for Australia is known for his achievements in cricket. Warner became the first Aussie batter to score 7 ODI centuries in a calendar year, and he also went on to become the first batter to score a triple century at Adelaide Oval. The 37-year-old has won multiple awards, and is also the first Australian and sixth overall to reach 1,500 T20I runs.
Warner made his T20I debut for Australia on January 11, 2009, in a game against South Africa at Melbourne. In the same series, he made his first ODI appearance for Australia at Hobart. Warner’s Test debut came on December 1, 2011 against New Zealand at Brisbane. In his glorious career, Warner played for many teams in domestic and franchise cricket circuit. Some of the teams include Delhi Capitals, New South Wales, Middlesex, Cricket Australia Chairman's XI, Sydney Thunder, Sydney Sixers, Australians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Winnipeg Hawks, and Saint Lucia Kings, etc.
David Warner went on to become one of the best names in Australian cricketing history, achieved several records which includes scoring 7 ODI centuries in a calendar year, and he became the first from his nation to do so. In 2009, Warner became the first cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without making his debut in First-class cricket.
In 2019, Warner became the first batter to score a triple century at Adelaide Oval with a score of 335* against Pakistan. He was the seventh Australian batter to score a triple century and the fourth to do so at an Australian ground. He surpassed Sir Donald Bradman (334) and Mark Taylor (334*) to hold the second highest Test score by an Australian batsman. He was behind only Matthew Hayden (380) in the all-time list of Australian players.
