David Warner Faces Backlash Over Drink-Driving Joke

has been criticised after making a social media post seemingly making light of his recent drink-driving charge. 

The cricketer shared an Instagram Story post this week that showed him seated in a car alongside his daughter. 

The 39-year-old added the cheeky caption: 'My DD for the day' with 'DD' referring to 'designated driver'. 

A designated driver is a person who abstains from alcohol during a social event in order to drive others home. 

The joke was no laughing matter to victims' advocates, considering Warner's charge for drink-driving on April 5. 

Drive to Survive founder Ian Luff told the Daily Telegraph that celebrities, and those in the public eye, had a responsibility to take these matters seriously. 

'People look up to high-profile sportspeople and have an expectation that their behaviour sets an example,' Luff said. 

'People need a wake-up call and public figures should be setting a better example, not dismissing it,' he added. 

Victims' advocate Howard Brown was also offended by the lighthearted post. 

'We're trying to save people's lives and he is thinking the whole thing is a great joke,' Brown said.

Warner returned a positive result for after he stopped short of a roadside test in 's east on April 5, police said.

When he was taken to Maroubra Police Station for a secondary test, he allegedly blew 0.104 – more than double the legal blood alcohol limit.

The former Australian Test opener and current Sydney Thunder Big Bash captain was

Warner has not yet entered a plea but his lawyer Bobby Hill foreshadowed a guilty plea at a later date when speaking outside court on May 7.