Delhi: After Australia’s defeat against India in the semi -finals of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (ICC Champions Trophy), veteran batsman Steve Smith has announced to retire from ODI cricket. However, he will be available for Test and T20 cricket. 35 -year -old Smith informed his team colleagues about this decision immediately after the defeat to India and told that he has played his last ODI match. This means that he will not be part of Australia’s team in the 2027 ODI World Cup. In the Champions Trophy, Smith played the acting captain in the absence of Pat Cummins.
Steve Smith said on his retirement, “This has been a great journey and I have lived every moment completely. During this time many beautiful memories were made, including winning two ODIs. Now the time has come for the preparation of the 2027 World Cup, so I think this is the right time to say goodbye to ODI cricket. Test cricket will remain my priority and I am focusing on the next cycle of the World Test Championship. Apart from this, domestic series against West Indies and England will also be important. I think I still have a lot of cricket left to give in Test cricket. “
Smith did not get a place in the Australian team for the T20 World Cup 2024, and he is not even a part of Australia’s T20 schemes at this time. However, he has expressed his desire to represent Australia at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Smith has been one of Australia’s successful batsmen in ODI cricket. He is ranked 12th in the list of batsmen scoring the most runs for Australia in this format. In the ODI career, he scored 5800 runs in 170 matches at an average of 43.28, including 12 centuries and 28 half -centuries. He also took 28 wickets in bowling.
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