David Warner announced his retirement from the Test and ODI format of the game and received a memorable farewell from his home crowd in Sydney during his final Test, which was against Pakistan.
Australia won the test series against Pakistan 3-0, whitewashing their opponents. David Warner scored 57 off 75 in his last innings and will now feature for Australia only in T20Is as he wants to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Australia has been searching for an opener to replace David Warner for quite some time. michel marsh he is there for the ODI team as he has performed very well as an opener in the ODI World Cup. However, in the red-ball circuit, the Kangaroos had many options available and wanted to pick the best player to open the innings for Australia in red-ball cricket. have named Steve Smith as their new opener in Test cricket.
David Warner spoke about his teammate Steve Smith as a possible opener in Test cricket during a talk show. He said, “I think he (Steve Smith) would do well, you know? He’s probably the best Test batsman in the world. Like him, he just finds a way and I think for Steve it’s probably the challenge that he probably wants to take on. You know, he has checked the box that he is in now.”
“He probably just wants to see if he can get out there and get open and I think the important thing for him is that he can face every ball, that’s possible. So you know he’s put his hand up for one-day stuff, Twenty20 stuff, and he’s clearly a very, very good and intelligent cricketer, so he’ll adapt to any situation, but yeah, he’ll do very, very well. . ” Warner added.
Watch: David Warner praises Steve Smith after he was announced as Australia’s opener in Test cricket
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David Warner and Steve Smith have played a lot of cricket together, winning two ODI World Cups for Australia in 2015 and 2023 and also clinching the ICC World Test Championship, where the latter played a pivotal role in the victory. Steve Smith has always played a versatile role for Australia and has never disappointed with his performances.
David Warner is Australia’s fifth highest run-getter in Test cricket, while Steve Smith is fourth in the list of most runs scored for Australia in Test cricket. David Warner scored 8786 runs in 205 innings at an average of 44.6, while Steve Smith scored 9514 runs in 187 innings at a sensational average of 58.01. He has smashed 32 hundreds for Australia in Test cricket.
Steve Smith will now open the batting for Australia in Test cricket, while Cameron Green will bat at number 4 for Australia in the upcoming Test series against the West Indies. Cameron Green has performed very well in first-class cricket at number 4 and as a result will play in the same position for Australia. Matt Renshaw was announced as David Warner’s replacement, but it is now clear that he will travel as the team’s backup starter.
