Australia’s run for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is over as they have been ousted from the tournament after losing Super 8 matches against Afghanistan and India consecutively. Aussie ex-cricketer Ricky Ponting praises David Warner ahead of the latter’s retirement.
Australia‘s exit from the tournament got confirmed right as Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh in the last match for the league stage. With this, Australian legend David Warner is looking towards retirement from international cricket.
Warner to exit from International Cricket
Earlier this year, 37-year-old Warner announced that the T20 World Cup in 2024 would be his final tournament, following his retirement from Tests and ODIs in January. Warner hit 6 runs in his last international innings as Australia was defeated by India by 24 runs in their last Super 8 game.
David had already announced his retirement from test cricket and ODI cricket back in January this year. “I’ve got to give back to the family and also on the back of that [World Cup] I’m definitely retiring from one-day cricket as well It’ll help the one-day team move along a bit,” an emotional Warner had said earlier on his retirement.
Now, the Australian cricket team is easing into his retirement with cryptic posts online praising and showing Warner’s career highlights. Warner’s last match in the T20I format ended on a bitter note as Australia lost their match against India.
Ricky Ponting on Warner’s retirement
Former Australian great has come out and spoken about David Warner, showering the veteran with praise and revealing their conversation regarding Warner’s retirement.
“We know he retired in the summer from test cricket, but you’ll struggle to find a guy that’s had as big an impact on all three forms in Australian cricket than David Warner has,” He said.
“I’ve been able to play with him, I’ve been able to coach him in the IPL the last couple of years and I really enjoy his company. So he should be very proud of what he’s done.” Ponting added.
Elaborating on the conversation between the two, Ponting, who was also the captain of the Australian cricket team when David joined, said
“(I) put my arm around him. I said, ‘…just take a moment tonight to sit back by yourself and reflect on what’s been an unbelievable career across all three formats for Australia’,” Ponting was quoted as saying in ICC’s Digital Daily show.
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