Australian opener David Warner has revealed when he will retire from Test cricket and limited-overs cricket ahead of all-important World Test Championship (WTC) final against India at the Oval starting June 7. Warner wants to retire from the longest format of the game at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) later this year.
The 36-year-old wants to prove himself in his last Ashes series and help Australia retain the trophy. After that he will retire in the home Test series against Pakistan side. Also, he wants to play white-ball cricket till World Cup 2024.
"You've got to score runs. I've always said the (2024) World Cup would probably be my final game," Warner told the reporters on Saturday, June 3.
"I probably owe it to myself and my family - if I can score runs here and continue to play back in Australia - I can definitely say I won't be playing that West Indies series.
"If I can get through this (WTC final and ensuing Ashes campaign) and make the Pakistan series I will definitely finish up then."
However, Warner knows that his selection is not guaranteed and depends on performance in England. In the iconic Ashes 2019, Warner had a horrible stay in England getting out too early and failing to score big runs. Ahead of the Ashes, Warner intends to approach with more aggressive mindset as he had a decent season with the bat for Delhi Capitals (DC) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
"I want to play that 2024 World Cup. It is something that is on the back of my mind. We've got a lot of cricket before that, and then I think it stops from February," said Warner.
"So for me, then I'll have to play IPL some of the other franchise leagues and then get into that rhythm to play in June.
"There will be a bit of cricket around to play. Who knows I might go back and play a Shield game for New South Wales."
Warner also provided an update about his left elbow where he got hit during a practice session. Warner had fractured his left elbow during Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 which led to him missing the final two Tests of the series.
"It was sore, it got me right on the same point but from a different angle," said Warner.
"It went numb and I had to get it strapped, but it's fine now – a little bit sore, but lucky it didn't hit me on top."
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