Delhi: Australian legendary cricketer Steve Smith has announced to retire from ODI cricket. He performed brilliantly in the semi -finals of the ICC Champions Trophy against India. However, the team could not win. After this match, Smith told his colleagues that he is immediately retiring from ODI cricket.
Smith will continue to play Test and T20 cricket. He made his ODI debut against the West Indies in 2010, when he was a spin-bowling all-rounder. Subsequently, he played 170 ODIs and scored 5800 runs at an average of 43.28, including 12 centuries and 35 half -centuries. Apart from this, he also took 28 wickets at an average of 34.67. Smith was also part of Australia’s World Cup winning team in 2015 and 2023.
The great steve smith has called time on a superb odi career ๐ pic.twitter.com/jskdmvsg1h
– Cricket Australia (@cricketaus) March 5, 2025
In 2015, he was made the captain of the ODI team and in his last match he was in the role of an interim captain in the absence of Pat Cummins. He scored 73 runs in 96 balls in the semi -finals of the Champions Trophy against India. He helped Australia set a target of 265 runs, which India achieved.
‘The right time to withdraw from ODI’
Announcing retirement, Smith said, “This journey was very spectacular and I enjoyed every moment. Winning two World Cups was one of the best moments of my career and during this time I had great teammates. Now it is the right time for new players to prepare for 2027 World Cup, so I felt that this is the right time to withdraw from ODIs. “
He further said, โTest cricket will remain my priority and I am excited for the World Test Championship Final, the series against the West Indies and then the domestic series against England. I think I can still give a lot in Test cricket. “
Smith was elected Australia’s best ODI player in 2015 and 2021. He was also part of the ICC’s Best ODI team in 2015.
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