David Warner Declares Test Retirement Date Ahead of WTC Final

image-lifw4ku5David Warner in Test cricket (Twitter)

David Warner, the 36-year old dynamic Aussie opener has made his intentions clear to retire from Test cricket after the new year SCG Test in 2024.  There have been lot of speculations regarding his place in the Test side after a poor run of form in recent times but Warner is confident that he can put up some good performances in the upcoming WTC final and Ashes.

Warner also shared his thoughts on his white-ball career and hopes to play till the 2024 T20 World Cup. Warner has been a gun-T20 player for over a decade now and made his T20 and ODI debut in 2009. His Test debut came in 2011 and since then, he has made a special place for himself across formats for Australia.

However, Warner's strike rate has been a cause of worry for last couple of years now. He was also criticised for going into his shell in the recently held Test series against India and Warner has emphasised that he will go back to his aggressive mode in high-profile Test matches coming up in near future.

This is what Warner said to the reporters in Beckenham ahead of WTC Final - 

"You've got to score runs. I've always said the (2024) World Cup would probably be my final game," Warner said on Saturday."I probably owe it to myself and my family - if I can score runs here and continue to play back in Australia - I can definitely say I won't be playing that West Indies series."If I can get through this (WTC final and ensuing Ashes campaign) and make the Pakistan series I will definitely finish up then."


"I want to play that 2024 World Cup. It is something that is on the back of my mind. We've got a lot of cricket before that, and then I think it stops from February."

Warner recently led Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023 and showed some decent form though his strike-rate was a bit of talking point again. In Test cricket though, Warner averages just 26.04 in English conditions and would need to do well in WTC and upcoming Ashes series to shut down his distractors.