(Cricket News) In the run-up to his final Test match, Australia batsman David Warner announced his retirement from one-day international (ODI) cricket. The 37-year-old had already announced his retirement from Test cricket prior to a series that is currently underway with Pakistan.

Warner stated on Monday that he was “very, very comfortable with” his decision to retire from ODI cricket as well. Warner was instrumental in Australia’s victory against India in the Cricket World Cup last year, and he felt the time was right after a “absolutely amazing” World Cup.

Warner, who has a huge fan base and has played in the Indian Premier League for 14 seasons, added that retiring would open up opportunities for new players and give him more freedom to play franchise cricket overseas. However, he did not rule out participating in the 2025 Champions Trophy if called upon.

The 2-time World Cup winner, who has played 161 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and amassed 6,932 runs to rank sixth in Australian ODI history, will play his 112th and final Test on Wednesday in his hometown of Sydney. Despite his impressive run of runs, Warner’s career has not been without controversy.

In 2018, David Warner was banned from international cricket for 1 year due to the ball-tampering saga. He was stripped from his vice-captaincy role and was banned from life from captaining Australia.

However, Warner silenced all his critics after his ban by being the highest run scorer in the 2019 IPL, the highest run-scorer for Australia in the 2019 Cricket World Cup and was awarded the player of the tournament in the 2021 T20 World Cup. He has also added a T20 World Cup, a World Test Championship and an ODI World Cup to his cabinet.

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