IND vs AUS: David Warner Appears To Be Planning To Leave International Cricket After The 2023 Season

Updated - 14 Jan 2023, 02:43 PM

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David Warner, a seasoned Australian opener, gave a hint that 2023 may be his final year playing for his country, but he would like the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, which will be held in the USA and the West Indies, to mark the conclusion of his so far illustrious 13-year career. Since 2009, Warner has provided outstanding service to Australian cricket in all formats.

David Warner has amassed 8,132 runs at an average of 46.20 in 101 Test games so far. In the format, he has 25 centuries, 34 fifties, and a top individual score of 335*. Warner has also played for Australia in 141 One-Day Internationals, where he has amassed 6,007 runs at an average of 45.16. In the format, he has 19 centuries, 27 fifties, and a high individual score of 179.

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Most Likely Be My Last Year Of International Career: David Warner

David Warner also had a successful T20I batting career. He has 2,894 runs at an average of 32.88 in 99 games. In this format, he has one century and 24 half-centuries, with the top score being 100.

He was also a member of the Australian squad that won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015 and the ICC T20 World Cup in 2021. He will play at the India vs. Border-Gavaskar Trophy match, which begins on February 9th.

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“[This will] most likely be my last year of my international career,” Warner was quoted as saying by Sky Sports.

“I have got my sights set on the 2024 [T20] World Cup as well, so finishing in the Americas, that would be nice to top it off with a win over there, pending selection,” added the opener.

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While awaiting information on whether Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green would be fit for the series, Australia has chosen an 18-person team for the Border-Gavaskar series in India, including 22-year-old Todd Murphy.

On February 9, Nagpur will host the official commencement of the Australia tour of India. On the tour, there will be a total of 7 games: 4 Tests and 3 ODIs.

The trip will begin with a four-game Test series, with the opening contest taking place on February 9 at Nagpur’s VCA Stadium. The last three Tests of the four-match series will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, and the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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A three-match ODI series between Mumbai, Vizag, and Chennai will wrap off the home series. The opening game of the series will be played in Mumbai on March 17, while the second and third games will take place in Vizag and Chennai, respectively, on January 19 and January 22, respectively.

Australia Test squad for the tour of India: Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson and David Warner.

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