Top 5 controversies involving David Warner

David Warner, the explosive Aussie opener, has been in the news for all wrong reasons recently. The left-handed batsman's career has been over-shadowed by multiple controversies. Not the one to back down, Warner's often gotten into trouble for being too expressive.

David Warner burst onto the international scene with some whirlwind innings in T20 cricket. His batting prowess showed that he was a special and needed proper nurturing. Eventually, he went on to represent Australia in all three formats.

The southpaw's ability and exploits on the cricket field are unquestionable. However, it's his off-field incidents that have often taken the front seat in his career.

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#5 Punch at Joe Root

The incident occurred after the match between England and Australia in Champions Trophy, 2013. England got the better of Australia in the match. Apparently, when the players were hanging out in a pub after the match, a visibly angry Warner tried to punch Joe Root.

When the news came out, he was sacked from the team for Champions Trophy. Later on, he went on to publicly apologize to Root. He then made a comeback in the Ashes, 2013.

Warner threw light on this matter much later, explaining the reason he went on do that. As per his explanation, he felt that Root was making fun of Muslims by using a beard wig, which was a complete misunderstanding on his part.

#4 When the tweets turned ugly

Warner is has often used Twitter to let his anger known

Warner has gone on to use explicit words on two different occasions in his tweets. His tweets didn't go down well with the cricket community and led to widespread criticism.

The first incident occurred when a fellow Australian bowler Brett Geeves took at a dig at his batting on the twitter. Warner, of all the people, was never going to let it go. He publicly disgraced the former pacer in a series of tweets until finally, Cricket Australia intervened to sort the issue.

The other war of words was directed towards the journalists when an article regarding IPL match-fixing was published with his picture. Warner made sure he let the concerned journalist know about his take on the article.

One of those many such tweets was, "Shock me @crashcraddock1 talking s*** about IPL jealous p****. Get a real job. All you do is bag people"

#3 Dig aimed at Jonathan Trott

Warner's comments on Trott were totally uncalled for

Ashes, 2013 was among the most hostile series of all times. Mitchell Johnson was ripping through the English batting line-up. The Poms were short of answers and kept losing game after game.

Jonathan Trott was one of the batsmen in the firing line. However, Trott had to leave the tour midway because of his ongoing stress and anxiety related issues. He had been managing his condition for quite some time.

In such a delicate time, Warner's assessment of Trott did not go down well with the cricket fraternity. Warner was quoted saying, "It does look like they have got scared eyes at the moment, and the way that Trott got out today was pretty poor and pretty weak."

Andy Flower called his remarks disrespectful while many others from Australia re-iterated that the public comments on fellow cricketers were totally unnecessary.

#2 Scuffle with de Kock

Warner had furious go at de Kock in the 2nd test

South Africa and Australia are among the best test teams in the world. As such, a series between the two big boys is always exciting as well as action packed. The current series, however, has broken all the records of hostility with continuous barbs from both sides.

Although sledging has, more or less, become a part of the culture these days, the issue between Warner and Quinton de Kock went too far. In the video that emerged on social media, Warner could be clearly seen having a go at the SA wicket-keeper and had to be taken away from de Kock by the fellow team-mates.

The issue added to a long list of incidents where Warner has gone too far and probably crossed the imaginary line that Aussies always talk about.

He was fined 75% of his match-fee and handed 3 demerit points.

#1 Ball tampering that shocked the world

The future looks gloomy for the talented opener

Probably the biggest scandal that hit international cricket after the 2010 spot-fixing, the ball-tampering incident has shocked fans and cricketers around the world.

Ball-tampering is not as big a crime as match-fixing. However, it is the deliberate and planned attempt to change the course of the match that has put the Aussies in a bad light.

After Bancroft was caught hiding the sticky-tape in his underpants, Smith went on to accept that the incident was planned and the 'leadership group' of the team knew about it beforehand.

The investigation by Cricket Australia has revealed some shocking details. As per the report, it was Warner who actually taught Bancroft how to change the condition of the ball. Subsequently, Warner and Steve Smith have been handed one year ban by CA while Bancroft was handed 9 months ban.

The latest saga can be the final nail in the coffin for Warner who has a never-ending list of altercations and controversies. The career of the left-handed batsman hangs by the thread and his future in international cricket looks gloomy.