David Warner retires from both Test and ODI Cricket

3 January 2024Neeraj Mishra

Australian cricketer David Warner has officially declared his retirement from both Test and ODI cricket. His final Test match will take place against Pakistan in Sydney on January 3, 2024. Cricket Australia has also confirmed Warner’s ODI retirement through its official channels.

In a press conference held on January 1, 2024, in Sydney, Warner announced his decision to step away from ODI cricket, citing a desire to focus on T20 cricket.

Despite his retirement from Test and ODI cricket, David Warner has expressed his intention to remain available for selection in the Champions Trophy in 2025.

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Now Warner will focus on T20 Cricket

Warner intends to actively participate in T20 cricket, potentially joining the Australian team for the T20 World Cup scheduled in West Indies and America in June.
Following the conclusion of the Test series against Pakistan, Warner is set to play at least four matches for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash.
Subsequently, he may join Dubai Capitals in the ILT20 league.
Warner has already requested a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Cricket Australia to participate in the ILT20 league.
The inaugural match for the Dubai team is scheduled for January 21, 2024.

Warner is also a two-time World Cup winner

Warner, a two-time World Cup winner, secured the title in 2015 on home soil and then again in 2023 in India.

Highest run scorer for Australia in 2023

In the year 2023, he showcased exceptional performance as the highest run-scorer for Australia, amassing 535 runs in 11 matches at an impressive average of 48.63 and a strike rate of 108.29. Throughout the tournament, Warner recorded two centuries and two half-centuries.

Australia’s second-highest run scorer in 2015

Looking back at the 2015 World Cup, Warner held the position of Australia’s second-highest run-scorer, tallying 345 runs in eight innings. During that campaign, he registered one century at an average of 49.28 and a strike rate of 120.20.

Warner’s Test Career:

David Warner commenced his Test journey in 2011 against New Zealand in Brisbane.

Over the course of 111 Test matches, he has accumulated 8695 runs, boasting an average of 44.58. This includes an impressive tally of 26 centuries and 36 half-centuries.

Warner’s ODI Career:

In the realm of ODIs, Warner made his international debut against South Africa in Hobart in 2009.

His ODI journey concluded in the World Cup final against India on 19th November in Ahmedabad.
Across 161 ODI matches, Warner has notched up 6932 runs at an average of 45.30. This includes a remarkable 22 centuries and 33 half-centuries.