Australia's Warner retires from ODIs as well as tests

01.01.2024 - 05:25 channelnewsasia.com

SYDNEY :Australia opener David Warner said on Monday he had decided to call time on his one-day international and test match careers to spend more time with his family.The 37-year-old, a key member of the Australia team that won the 50-overs World Cup for the sixth time in India last year, will play his 112th and final test against Pakistan at his home Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) starting on Wednesday."I said at the World Cup that I wanted to get through that ...

but I've decided to also announce my retirement from that format," Warner told reporters at the SCG."It'll help the one-day team move along a bit ...

but if they need me, they know where I am," said an emotional Warner, with his wife and children also present.Warner scored 22 centuries and 6,932 runs at an average of 45.30 over 161 one-day internationals after his debut in January 2009, winning two World Cups in the format.Australia's victory against India in the Nov.

19 final of the World Cup last year remains Warner's last ODI outing. He was Australia's leading scorer in the tournament.Among his compatriots, only Ricky Ponting (30) has more ODI hundreds than Warner's 22.A sought-after name in franchise cricket, the aggressive opener remains available for Australia in the game's shortest format and is hopeful of playing the T20 World Cup in June."It was a decision that I was very, very comfortable with," he said. "To win in India, from where we were, was absolutely amazing."When we lost two games in a row in India, the bond just got stronger with each other and it's not by fluke or by chance that we were able to get to where we were."Warner is set to play in the ongoing Big Bash League after the Sydney test and has sought Cricket Australia's permission to play

cricket rowing Testing Career reports as David Warner Ricky Ponting Australia India Pakistan

A video of Australian cricket team stars Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa having a hilarious conversation with a taxi driver is currently going viral on social media. In the video, the taxi driver was heard having a conversation about cricket with the two stars but he failed to recognise the World Cup winners. “Do you know anything about cricket?” Maxwell asked the taxi driver and he replied that it was his favourite sport. However, he had no clue that two Australian cricketers were sitting in his cab and when asked about Maxwell, he even said that he was a "good player". Eventually, he was able to recognise them. According to some social media posts, this video is a few years old.

Smith replaces Warner as Australia test opener

:Steve Smith will take over from David Warner and open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja for Australia's test team, selector George Bailey said on Wednesday ahead of a two-match series against West Indies later this month.

On David Warner Being A 'Great', World Cup Winning Australia Coach's Explosive "Don't Think So" Comment

Former coach John Buchanan, who oversaw Australia's two 50-over World Cup triumphs in 2003 and 2007, does not consider David Warner as one of the greats of the game, saying the title should be reserved for exceptional cricketers like Don Bradman and Shane Warne. Buchanan was in charge of one of the most successful Australian sides between 1999 to 2007. Warner, who retired from Test cricket last week, did not play under him as he made his Australia debut in 2009. Asked whether Warner was a “great”, Buchanan, speaking on SEN Breakfast, replied: “I don't think so".

Ex-Australia Star's "It's Over" Post Goes Viral. Fans Relate It To David Warner's Retirement

Australian cricket team batter David Warner ended his Test career with an emphatic eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the third Test match in Sydney to complete a sensational whitewash in the three-match series. Warner announced ahead of the series that this will be his last in Test cricket and he ended up scoring a half-century in his final innings. While Warner received a lot of praise and tributes following his final Test match, a cryptic post by former Australia teammate Damien Martyn has gone viral on social media. "#thankgoditsallover," Martyn wrote on X (formerly Twitter).