- Warner has made shock announcement on social media
- Batter says he’ll play on within the T20 circuit for some time but
- Was thought to have performed his final match for his nation
David Warner says he is ‘closed a chapter’ in his enjoying profession however has once more put his hand as much as play in a single final worldwide match subsequent yr.
The freshly retired Australian opener thanked followers, his nationwide teammates and workers in a social media publish on Monday night time however stated that he’s ‘open’ to a comeback if selectors come calling forward of the Champions Trophy.
The 50-over match is because of return after an eight-year hiatus in Pakistan subsequent yr, lengthy after Warner supposedly performed his final recreation for his nation in final month’s T20 World Cup.
Warner, who’s Australia’s sixth highest run-scorer within the format, would solely have franchise cricket to press his case for the match and could be vying with rising top-order pair Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Quick for a spot.
Stress is mounting on the Australian selectors to provide Fraser-McGurk the keys to the highest order in white-ball cricket after his barnstorming IPL marketing campaign, which was not sufficient to unseat Warner eventually month’s T20 World Cup.
Warner, 37, didn’t say how lengthy he wished to proceed enjoying on however wrote in an Instagram publish he would play on the T20 circuit ‘for some time’.
‘Nearly all of my profession was on the worldwide stage. It has been an honour to have the ability to do that,’ Warner wrote.
David Warner (pictured) has put his hand as much as play one other worldwide match for his nation after beforehand saying the T20 World Cup was his final hurrah
‘100-plus video games in all codecs is my spotlight. I need to say because of everybody on the market who made this doable.
‘For all of the cricket followers on the market, I actually hope I’ve entertained you and altered cricket, particularly Checks, in a means the place we scored a bit quicker than others.
‘I’ll proceed to play franchise cricket for some time, and I’m additionally open to enjoying for Aus within the Champions Trophy if chosen.’
The Australia cricket nice has expressed curiosity at enjoying Champions Trophy in 2025
Australia’s restricted overs sides will embark on the post-Warner period in September, with three T20Is in opposition to each Scotland and England earlier than a five-match ODI sequence in opposition to the latter.
There may even be three dwelling ODIs and T20Is in opposition to Pakistan in November earlier than the Check summer season begins in opposition to India.
