Australian opener David Warner announces ODI retirement

“Also on the back of that… I’m definitely retiring from one-day cricket as well,” he said.

“It’s something I had said through the World Cup, get through that, and winning it in India is a massive achievement.

“I make that decision today to retire from those forms, which does allow me time to go and play some other leagues around the world and sort of get the one-day team moving forward a bit.

I know the Champions Trophy is coming up… if I’m playing decent cricket in two years’ time and if they need someone, I’ll be available.”

Warner has been a staple of the ODI line-up for over a decade, scoring just shy of 7000 runs at an average of 45.30, blasting 22 centuries in the green and gold kit.

The left-hander was a prominent fixture in Australia’s World Cup success in both 2015 and 2023, with head coach Andrew McDonald claiming Warner as the country’s best all-formats player in history.

Aussie legend Ian Chappell told WWOS that the decision shouldn’t come as a shock and believes Warner’s exit on his home turf is the perfect way to go out, despite the controversial nature.

“No, I wasn’t surprised really,” he said.

“David has done a lot of correct things in his career and whilst I didn’t agree with telling people when you want to retire, that’s a personal choice. I think it’s a good way for him to go out at the SCG.

“The timing is right and that’s the important thing – retirement is a selfish decision, you make it for one person only and that’s yourself.

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“I would imagine David has come to the conclusion that he doesn’t want to put himself through that anymore and he can’t give it what he wants to, so the best thing to do is to get out.

“To be able to get out when you want to and not when the selectors decide you’re gone, is a good thing … there’s no surprises there.”

Warner will continue playing Twenty20 cricket around the world.