Ashish Ranjan
Ahead of the eagerly anticipated World Test Championship (WTC) Final against India, veteran Australian batsman David Warner has made headlines by announcing his intention to retire. David Warner confirms Test retirement home in January 2024, following the series against Pakistan.
While David Warner has been a key member of the Test team since 2011, his position in the squad has been questioned for the past year and a half due to poor batting performances. Warner, 36, is currently preparing for the June 7 summit match against India at the Oval.
Later this month, Pat Cummins’s Australia will face England in a thrilling Ashes series after their match against India. The veteran batsman disclosed that while the 2024 T20 World Cup remains on his agenda, he may conclude his Test career with a home series against Pakistan in January of the following year, prior to the Windies series, in order to spend more time with his family.
“You are required to collect runs. I’ve always said that the T20 World Cup in 2024 would likely be my last contest. If I can score runs here and continue to play in Australia, I owe it to myself and my family to state that I will not be participating in the West Indies series. Warner told reporters in Beckenham on Saturday, “If I can get through this (WTC final and subsequent Ashes campaign) and the Pakistan series, I will definitely retire at that point.”
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Warner to retire following the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Warner, a veteran of 103 Tests, is eighth on Australia’s all-time list of red-ball cricket run scorers and has been a phenomenal player for the national team in all formats. In the past few months, he has been dealing with controversies surrounding his leadership suspension, which has dampened his spirits. Despite the end of his Test career, the southpaw is looking forward to the 2023 and 2024 ODI and T20 World Cups.
