David Warner, the 37-year-old Australian cricketer, has decided to retire from One Day International (ODI) cricket. While initially planning to end his Test career after the upcoming match against Pakistan in Sydney, Warner has now included ODI cricket in his retirement plans. However, he has mentioned that he is open to being selected for the Champions Trophy in 2025.
Speaking at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday, David Warner highlighted the immense achievement of winning the World Cup in India this year. He shared that he had already thought about retiring from one-day cricket during the World Cup and confirmed his decision, considering the victory in India a significant milestone.
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“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 said.
If David Warner doesn’t return for the Champions Trophy, his ODI career wraps up with 6,932 runs at an average of 45.30 and 22 centuries. He’s Australia’s sixth-highest run-scorer in ODIs, and he’s second only to Ricky Ponting in terms of centuries for an Australian player in ODIs. Interestingly, Ponting achieved 29 centuries but had played 205 more ODI innings than Warner.
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