David Warner: Australia batter calls time on ODI career, still available for 2025 Champions Trophy

David Warner has announced his retirement from One Day International (ODI) cricket.

The 37-year-old opening batter said last year that he would call time on his Test career following Australia's ongoing series with Pakistan.

And ahead of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Warner confirmed he would also be stepping away from ODIs - albeit leaving the door open to return for the 2025 Champions Trophy if Australia needed him.

"I'm definitely retiring from one-day cricket as well," Warner said. "That was something that I had said through the World Cup, get through that, and winning it in India, I think that's a massive achievement.

"So I'll make that decision today, to retire from those forms, which does allow me to go and play some other leagues around the world and sort of get the one-day team moving forward a little bit.

“I know there's a Champions Trophy coming up. If I'm playing decent cricket in two years' time and I'm around and they need someone, I'm going to be available."

Should Australia not call on Warner for the 2025 Champions Trophy, he would retire from 50-over cricket with a record of 6932 runs from 161 matches at an average of 45.30.

In stepping away from ODIs, he exited on a huge high having helped Australia win the World Cup in India in November.

Warner’s focus now turns to his final Test at his home SCG, and he is happy with what he has achieved in the game.

Asked how he would like people to remember him as a player, Warner said: "A boy from housing commission having a dream.

"I've not always fitted the mould, but I've been authentic and honest. I think that shows you on the field in Test cricket, I've played the exact same way.

“I'm even playing lap shots like I do in T20 cricket. I'm still trying my best to get better even in this last Test. I'm hungry to score runs.

"It's no different to any other game and I just want to leave behind that you can go out and play the way you want to play. You can play with freedom, you can play reverse sweeps like Joe Root if you want. You've got the ability to do that and you've got to trust and believe in yourself."

The Test against Pakistan will be Warner's 112th, and he will go into the match with an average of 44.58.

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