Australia is out of the T20 World Cup 2024 from the group stages, and what’s more disheartening is that this ended David Warner’s illustrious cricketing career.
Warner is ending his career slowly, as he played his last tests against Afghanistan in January 2023 and Odi against India in the World Cup final in 2023. His teammates paid the veteran great honor, as they won the World Test Championship 2023 and then their 6th World Cup title.
In his long-spanned career, Warner has seen all with the Men from the Kangaroo Islands. With 2 World Cups, a first-ever T20 World Cup, and a World Test Championship, he has done it all with the Aussies.
David Warner made his debut against South Africa in 2009, which marked the beginning of a 15-year-long international career, followed by an ODI debut 8 days later, against the South Africans.
Playing over 160 ODIs and 110 T20Is, he has scored more than 10000 runs in limited-overs cricket and can be said to be the modern-day great of the game. Undoubtedly, he has always stood up to his status of a pocket dynamite, as he is one of the most dangerous cricketers who has commanded the white ball.
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One of Australia’s legendary Red Ball cricketers, Warner went on to score a record 8500+ runs in the longest format of the game. The legend bid goodbye to international cricket with 49 centuries next to his name, going past many greats of the game.
Even on domestic levels, Warner remains a legend, as he has been an unstoppable player across global leagues, especially bossing the Indian Premier League, the one he has featured the most in his long-spanning career.
Warner’s career did end the very day after Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh in a neck-to-neck contest, knocking the World Cup champions out of the race to the semis. The Australians paid due respect to the veteran after a low-scoring knock in the final game against India.
Finally, Warner’s absence is what has been dealt well, as said by Josh Hazelwood. He adds that it’s always hard to go without someone who has been there for so long, but they have some great quality in their bench and playing around leagues globally, so there is nothing drastic going to happen with the departure of the veteran.