Dhoni scored 10,000 runs in ODIs despite batting in the lower middle-order.
Warner is currently in India with the Australian team to take part in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, slated to get underway on October 5 in Ahmedabad.
Ahead of the showpiece tournament, the southpaw took part in a rapid-fire Q&A session on JioCinema, where he talked about his inspirations as a cricketer and expressed his love for the Indian culture among other things.
Q: Which cricketer inspired you to start playing cricket?
A: For me, Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist were my idols. I wanted to play how they played the game. I wanted to be a leg spinner, Gilchrist was an opening dasher and Ricky Ponting – one of our best cricketers ever.
Q: Who is the G.O.A.T of cricket?
A: Without a doubt Jacques Kallis.
Q: Which is your favourite innings in international cricket?
A: 335 (not out) against Pakistan at Adelaide in 2019.
Q: Who do you think is the greatest finisher in the history of cricket?
A: For me, it’s MS Dhoni.
Q: Your greatest moment from your cricket career?
A: Winning the 2015 World Cup.
Q: Who is the one film star you would want to make a reel with?
A: Allu Arjun.
Q: A cricketer from the past you would like to open the batting with.
A: Two cricketers – Sachin Tendulkar in ODI cricket and Virender Sehwag or Mathew Hayden in Test cricket.
Q: If you were not a cricketer, what would you be?
A: An astronaut.
Q: What is the one Indian dish you really enjoy eating?
A: Hyderabadi Biryani.
Q: If you had to pick one batter to bat for your life. Who would you pick?
A: Rahul Dravid
David Warner is heading into the World Cup on the back of a strong show in the away ODI series versus South Africa and India. The left-hander registered scores of 0, 106, 78, 12 and 10 in five ODIs against the Proteas, while he slammed three successive half-centuries (52, 53 and 56) in as many 50-over games against India.
Australia are due to open their World Cup campaign against host India in Chennai on October 8.