New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 1, 2024 07:41 IST
David Warner, on Monday, January 1, introduced his retirement from ODI cricket. The veteran put forth his resolution two days earlier than taking part in his farewell Check match in opposition to Pakistan to be performed on the iconic Sydney Cricket Floor (SCG).
Warner stated that he contemplated retiring from the 50-over format in the course of the World Cup 2023, the place Australia completed because the champions.
The southpaw stated that he wanted to commit extra time to his spouse Candice and their three daughters, Ivy, Isla and Indi.
“I’ve bought to provide again to the household. That (ODI retirement) was one thing I had stated by way of the World Cup, get by way of that and successful that in India is a large achievement,” Warner was quoted as saying in a press convention in Sydney.
Nevertheless, Warner additionally talked about that he would come out of retirement if Australia wanted a top-order batter for the Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in 2025.
“I do know there’s a Champions Trophy developing and if I’m taking part in respectable cricket nonetheless in two years’ time, they usually want somebody, I’m going to be out there,” he added.
Warner had a stupendous outing within the World Cup the place he emerged because the main run-scorer for his workforce. In 11 matches, the left-handed batter racked up 535 runs at a mean of 48.63 and a strike-rate of 108.29 with two centuries and one fifty to his title. His high rating of 163 got here in opposition to Pakistan on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
In 161 ODIs so far, Warner has notched 6932 runs at a mean of 45.30 and a strike-rate of 97.26 with 22 centuries and 33 half-centuries to his title. Warner made his ODI debut means again in January 2009 in opposition to South Africa in Hobart and completed as their sixth-highest run-scorer after Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Mark Waugh, Michael Clarke and Steve Waugh.
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