David Warner to retire from Tests in early 2024: Details
Australian cricket team opener David Warner has revealed his retirement plans from Tests ahead of the much-awaited ICC World Test Championship Final at the Oval. The left-handed dasher has planned to draw curtains on his 12-year-long Test career at his home in Sydney next year in January after playing the Test match against Pakistan. He is currently preparing for the clash against India.
Why does this story matter?
Warner has been one of the long-serving members of the current Australian Test team. He has played some exceptional knocks throughout his illustrious career. However, his form has been a primary talking point in recent times. So much so that his position in the team was in question. But the management decided to stick with him. Therefore, this revelation was just around the corner.
Here's what Warner said about his retirement plans
Warner made it clear that he wants to play T20 World Cup next year. "I've always said the (2024) T20 World Cup would probably be my final game," he stated. He wants to focus on the WTC finals and the Ashes, "If I can get through this (WTC final and ensuing Ashes campaign) and make the Pakistan series I will definitely finish up then."
A look at Warner's Test numbers
The southpaw is the seventh-highest run-scorer for Australia in the longest format of the game. He has tallied 8,158 runs in 103 Tests at an average of 45.57. He has hammered 34 fifties and 25 hundreds. Warner had a forgettable Border Gavaskar Trophy in India where he only managed 26 runs in two matches. Since 2022, he has scored 607 runs at 26.39.
Here are his numbers against Pakistan
Warner owns a brilliant record against Pakistan in the longest format of the game. He has featured in 10 Test matches against the Men in Green and has slammed 1,253 runs at an average of 83.53. He has amassed five centuries and four fifties against them. His career-high Test score of 335* also came against Pakistan in Adelaide back in 2019.
A look at Warner's recent form
Warner played in his 100th Test match against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. There he slammed a double century on Boxing Day last summer, which was his first hundred since the start of 2020. Notably, he has averaged only 26.39 since the start of last year. In this period, he has scored 607 runs in 14 matches (100s: 1, 50s: 2).
