David Warner’s illustrious international cricket career has come to an end following Australia’s elimination from the T20 World Cup.
The 37-year-old opener, who has been a stalwart of Australian cricket for over a decade, saw his team miss out on a semi-final berth after Afghanistan clinched a dramatic victory over Bangladesh.
Warner’s final innings was a modest six runs against India in St Lucia, where Australia succumbed to a 24-run defeat. This match marked the end of Warner's hopes for a grand swansong in a World Cup final.
Having announced his decision to retire from one-day internationals earlier this year, Warner had left a glimmer of hope for a return in the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
However, his exit from the T20 format cements his departure from international cricket.
Warner debuted in T20 internationals in January 2009, amassing 3,277 runs at an average of 33.43 across 110 innings. His one-day international career saw him score 6,932 runs at 45.30 in 159 innings, including 22 centuries.
In Test cricket, Warner’s record is equally impressive, with 8,786 runs at 44.59 and 26 hundreds, his highest score being an unbeaten 335 against Pakistan in December 2019.
Reflecting on Warner’s retirement, Australian bowler Josh Hazlewood paid tribute to his former teammate. “We’ll miss him around the group, out in the field and off the field,” Hazlewood said, acknowledging Warner’s impact on the team. “It’s sort of been a slow burn [retirement] with Test cricket and ODI cricket and now T20. So, life without him, we've sort of gotten used to it a little bit [but] it’s always different when you lose a player that’s been there for so long.”
