With Afghanistan’s victory over Bangladesh in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday, Australian opener David Warner said goodbye to his 15-year career in international cricket and the Kangaroos were eliminated from the competition.
The announcement coincides with Australia’s elimination from the competition at the Super 8 stage following Afghanistan’s most recent triumph, indicating a quiet departure for Warner.
The 37-year-old opening batsman made appearances in 110 T20I innings and scored 3,277 runs at a formidable strike-rate of 142.47, including a century and 28 half-centuries.
He had previously declared that the T20 World Cup 2024 would be his final competition. He had also played his final ODI in November’s World Cup final victory over India, and his final Test match came in January against Pakistan.
Pacer Josh Hazlewood had said prior to Afghanistan’s game against Bangladesh that the outcome of that particular match would determine when Warner would be dismissed by his teammates.
According to Hazlewood, “nothing’s been said yet.” “We’ll wait until after the game to [acknowledge] the career that’s been, although it might be said after this [news conference] before the [evening] game. It’s been amazing. Without a doubt, we will miss him in the group, on and off the field—an incredible all-around career.”
Hazlewood remarked after Warner’s departure, “We’ve had a small taste of it. With Test and ODI cricket and now T20, it has been a gradual burn.
