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'Will Raise Some Eyebrows' - David Warner Opens Up On Autobiography Plans

image-lr66b7z8David Warner has retired from Test and ODI cricket (X.com)

One of the legends of the game, Australia's David Warner bid adieu to Test and One-Day International (ODI) last week, featuring in his final red-ball match against Pakistan in his hometown Sydney.

As the norm, most cricketers after leaving the sport tend to write their memoirs, and Warner is no different, revealing that an autobiography is in the pipeline. 

Warner's career has been filled with several on-and-off field controversies, with the most prominent being the infamous "Sandpapergate" for which the opener faced a 12-month ban, and a life-ban from captaincy.

Speaking on Club Prairie Fire Podcast with former cricketers Adam Gilchrist, and Michael Vaughan, Warner, who harbours aspirations for playing the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 stated that his book will raise some eyebrows, while mentioning that 'Newlands' Saga will have to wait.

 Definitely a book in the pipeline - David Warner

“There’s definitely a book in the pipeline, and I think it will be an interesting read. There’s going to be a lot of things in that book that I think are going to raise some eyebrows. I’ll have to edit a few chapters now; there’s a few more that have been added. It was 1500 pages, now it’s probably 2000. It’s something that’s been thought of (discussing Newlands in the book) … it does keep getting brought up, and there’s been a lot of speculation, a lot of comments about it.It’s really important that the Australian cricket team is in a great space, that we’re playing well in all three formats, and I think that’s the upmost priority.


My side of the story … that can be told whenever. There are probably some things in the book that are definitely going to be related to 2018, but it’s not potentially going to be around what I know, what others know, because then it just becomes a tit-for-tat – it’s not that kind of story."

Warner, also gave his two cents on the hottest-debate in Australian cricket, which is surrounding who should partner Usman Khawaja in Tests, explaining that Marcus Harris is a front-runner, but did also backed Steve Smith's promotion up the order. 

The 37-year-old played 112 Test and 161 ODIs, amassing to 15,718 runs combined which include 48 centuries, and 70 fifties.