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David Warner arrested in Sydney

David Warner was playing for Karachi Kings in PSL

Ariha Fatimah Arain

David Warner arrested in Sydney

David Warner was playing for Karachi Kings in PSL

David Warner arrested in Sydney
David Warner arrested in Sydney 

Pakistan Super League’s team Karachi King has been hit with a fresh blow.

Former Austrailian batter David Warner has been arrested in his home country.

The batter, who was signed by Karachi Kings, was charged with drunk driving after allegedly recording a blood alcohol reading twice the legal limit in Sydney.

The player reportedly blew 0.104 following a breath test on April 5 after he was detained in the eastern suburb of Maroubra.

New South Wales Police shared a statement about the incident sayinf Warner parked his car for the test.

The statement read “About 5:30pm today (Sunday 5 April 2026), police were conducting stationary random breath testing on Malabar Road, Maroubra. A van was seen to allegedly stop short of the testing site and park.”

It added “He was arrested and taken to Maroubra Police Station where a second test allegedly returned a reading of 0.104.”

The batter is currently playing in PSL XI as the captain of Karachi’s team and was scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on April 9 for the second leg of the tournament.