Sydney: Ahead of his farewell test match, Australia opener David Warner announced his retirement from One Day International Cricket on the morning of New Year’s Day.
The left-handed opener compiled 6932 runs in 161 ODIs at an average of 45.30 at a strike rate of 97.26. He has also registered 22 centuries and 33 fifties in the format, with the best score of 179.
” I have got to give back to the family,” Warner said during his announcement as quoted by ICC.
Warner will be available to play T20Is, with the ICC T20 World Cup coming this year in June in the West Indies and the USA.
The 37-year-old entered the Australia set-up as a limited overs specialist, debuting for the team in T20I cricket in January 2009 against South Africa before playing a first-class match, smashing 89 in 43 balls with seven fours and six sixes.
Warner made his ODI debut against the same opposition a week later, before making a half century in his second outing in the format.
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