David Warner bows out with Australia World Cup exit

David Warner's 15-year international career came to an anti-climactic end on Tuesday as Australia were dumped out of the T20 World Cup in excruciating fashion. Australia and Warner could only watc

David Warner T20 retirement (Image Source: Google)

- 'Different side' -

Warner was always an assertive presence and his involvement in "Sandpaper-gate" was not a surprise to many.

In June 2013, he was suspended and fined for punching England's Joe Root in a Birmingham bar on the eve of the Ashes.

"I'm extremely remorseful. I have let my teammates, Cricket Australia, the fans, myself and my family down," said Warner at the time.

Two months earlier he was similarly contrite after an ugly Twitter spat with two Australian journalists.

Despite the controversies, he kept bouncing back.

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said Warner was a tough competitor, but a different person off the field.

"I've heard a lot from Davey recently about people making judgements about him from the way they see him play his cricket," he told reporters at the World Cup.

"Once he's retired and he makes that next step of life into the media, you'll see a totally different side to him."