Australian player steve smith retires from ODI cricket..!?
World champions australia have crashed out of the Champions Trophy semi-final against india after losing to India. With this, Smith, who was the interim captain of the Australian team, shocked the fans by announcing his retirement from international ODI cricket. The 35-year-old Smith has played 170 ODIs for australia and has scored 5800 runs. This includes 12 centuries and 35 half-centuries. He has taken 28 wickets with the bowling. He is 12th in the list of highest run-scorers for the Australian team in ODI cricket. Similarly, Smith was a key factor in australia winning the 2015 World Cup. He scored a total of five 50s in that series. He eventually scored a century against india and a half-century against new zealand in the final.
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Smith is currently 35 years old. He has apparently decided to play Test cricket until 2027 and 2028. He has also said that he wants to represent australia in the 2028 Olympics. With Warner already retired, Smith's departure now indicates that the Australian team is moving to the next level, according to cricket experts.
World champions australia have crashed out of the Champions Trophy semi-final against india after losing to India. With this, Smith, who was the interim captain of the Australian team, shocked the fans by announcing his retirement from international ODI cricket. The 35-year-old Smith has played 170 ODIs for australia and has scored 5800 runs. This includes 12 centuries and 35 half-centuries. He has taken 28 wickets with the bowling. He is 12th in the list of highest run-scorers for the Australian team in ODI cricket. Similarly, Smith was a key factor in australia winning the 2015 World Cup. He scored a total of five 50s in that series. He eventually scored a century against india and a half-century against new zealand in the final.
Smith is currently 35 years old. He has apparently decided to play Test cricket until 2027 and 2028. He has also said that he wants to represent australia in the 2028 Olympics. With Warner already retired, Smith's departure now indicates that the Australian team is moving to the next level, according to cricket experts.
