David Warner has hung up his boots in international cricket©AFP
One of the greatest hitters of all time, David Warner‘s international career ended on a bitter note after Australia failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2024 T20 World Cup, exiting at the Super 8 Stadium. For Australia to continue her run in the tournament, she needed Bangladesh to beat Afghanistan in the final Super 8 match on Monday. Even though the Bangla Tigers have come close, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq and others rallied at crucial intervals to knock the Australians out of the tournament with a victory.
Australia’s premature elimination from the tournament also confirmed Warner’s international exit. The opening batter had previously confirmed that the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies would be his last in the Australian jersey.
Although he hinted at a potential return for next year’s Champions Trophy it seems unlikely, Warner ended his international career in stages, playing his final ODI during the Champions League’s triumphant campaign. Australia in 2023 in India, their last Test against Pakistan in early 2024 and were close to finishing it completely. after the 2024 T20 World Cup.
His breathtaking 89 from 43 balls on his T20I debut against South Africa revealed his talent to the world. In 110 matches, he has scored 3,277 runs, including a century against Pakistan in 2019 – the third Australian to score centuries in all three formats of the game and 28 half-centuries.
Outside of international cricket, he has had a prolific franchise T20 career, particularly in the IPL, and in 2021, he became only the fourth batter to score 10,000 runs in T20.
“(I) put my arm around him”, Australia Ricky Ponting » was recounted on ICC’s Digital Daily show. “I said, ‘…just take a moment tonight to sit alone and reflect on what has been an incredible career across all three formats for Australia.’
“We know he retired this summer from Test cricket, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find a guy who has had as big an impact on all three forms of Australian cricket as David Warner.
“I’ve been able to play with him, I’ve been able to coach him in the IPL over the last few years and I really enjoy his company, so he should be very proud of what he’s done.”
Australian coach Josh Hazlewood had also spoken about Warner’s international retirement after the team’s defeat against India in the Super 8s.
“We will definitely miss him in the squad, on the field and off the field,” Hazelwood had said after the team’s loss to India.
“(An) incredible all-format career. It’s been kind of a slow burn with Test cricket and ODI cricket and now T20. So life without him, we’ve kind of gotten used to it a little bit… it’s It’s always different when you lose a player who’s been there for so long.”
With IANS entries
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