Australia’s iconic opening batter David Warner on Monday introduced his retirement from ODIs together with Test cricket. Warner, who shall be enjoying his last Test on the Sydney Cricket Ground towards Pakistan from January 3 onwards, has acknowledged that he’s hanging his boots from the 50-over format as properly however shall be accessible for the Champions Trophy if wanted. The 37-year-old revealed that the ODI World Cup last was his final recreation within the format.
“I’m definitely retiring from one-day cricket as well. That was something that I had said through the World Cup, get through that, and winning it in India, I think that’s a massive achievement,” Warner stated on Monday on the SCG the place he’s scheduled to play his final Test.
Warner added that he’ll look to play league cricket around the globe and is obtainable to function within the T20 World Cup subsequent yr in June. The 37-year-old additionally stated that he shall be accessible for the Champions Trophy in 2025 if wanted.
“So I’ll make that decision today, to retire from those forms, which does allow me to go and play some other leagues around the world and sort of get the one-day team moving forward a little bit. I know there’s a Champions Trophy coming up. If I’m playing decent cricket in two years’ time and I’m around and they need someone, I’m going to be available,” he added.
Warner shall be seen in motion for the ultimate time in Test cricket in his house Sydney within the third and last Test of the sequence towards Pakistan. He will then function in no less than 4 video games within the Big Bash League for Sydney Thunder however might miss the finals to play for Dubai Capitals within the ILT20, a league bankrolled by IPL franchises. The star opener is searching for No Objection Certificate from Cricket Australia for the identical.
Warner’s prolific ODI profession
Warner ends his ODI profession with two 50-over World Cups – in 2015 and 2023 in his trophy cupboard. He is the sixth highest-run scorer for Australia within the format with 6932 runs to his title. Only Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Mark Waugh, Michael Clarke and Steve Waugh have extra runs than Warner within the format. As an opener, Warner is Australia’s second-highest run scorer with 6888 runs, solely behind Adam Gilchrist’s tally of 9200 runs. The Southpaw made his 50-over debut in January 2009 and went on to win 161 ODI caps for his staff.
