David Warner retires from international cricket after Australia's exit from 2024 T20 World Cup

Australia’s T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 match against India in St Lucia on Monday was David Warner’s last in national colours as his international cricket career came to an end on a disappointing note. Australia needed to beat India on Monday to have any chance of qualifying for the semi-finals, but suffered a 24-run defeat to the Men in Blue with Rohit Sharma’s 92 making the difference.

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There was still some hope for the Aussies despite the defeat, as they needed Bangladesh to beat Afghanistan, but although Bangladesh were close to winning that one, Afghanistan were helped by stellar displays from Rashid Khan, Naveen ul Haq and company to beat the Tigers and qualify for the semi-finals for the first-ever time.

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Prior to the T20 World Cup, the veteran opener had already informed that the showpiece event in West Indies and USA would be his last for Australia. Warner had played his last ODI for Australia during the World Cup final against India in Ahmedabad last year, where the Aussies won the trophy for a record sixth time. His last Test for Australia was against Pakistan in January.

The 37 year-old has hinted at making a comeback for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan next year, but at the moment, that looks unlikely.

Warner had made his international debut during a T20I against South Africa in Melbourne in 2009, when he had amassed 89 off 43 balls in a winning cause. The New South Wales-born cricket, who has played 112 Tests, 161 ODIs and 110 T20Is during his international career, is a two-time ODI World Cup winner. He has also won the T20 World Cup and the World Test Championship with Australia once.

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The southpaw has also plied trade for franchises across various T20 leagues including the IPL, where he plays for Delhi Capitals. He had become the fourth batter to surpass 10,000 runs in T20s back in 2021.

Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood said that the team would miss the former captain. “We’ll definitely miss him around the group, out in the field and off field,” he said after Australia’s defeat to India.

“(An) amazing all-format career. It’s sort of been a slow burn with Test cricket and ODI cricket and now T20. So, life without him, we’ve sort of gotten used to it a little bit … it’s always different when you lose a player that’s been there for so long,” he added.

Ricky Ponting, a former Australia captain, said that Warner has had a big impact across formats for Australia.

“We know he retired in the summer from test cricket, but you’ll struggle to find a guy that’s had as big an impact on all three forms in Australian cricket than David Warner has.I’ve been able to play with him, I’ve been able to coach him in the IPL the last couple of years and I really enjoy his company. So he should be very proud of what he’s done, Ponting told on the ICC’s Digital Daily show.