Australia's Warner bows out of international cricket

David Warner's world cricket profession is complete aft Australia were eliminated from nan T20 World Cup.

Afghanistan's melodramatic triumph complete Bangladesh ensured they progressed from nan Super 8s to nan semi-finals astatine nan disbursal of nan Aussies.

It denied 37-year-old opening batter Warner nan anticipation of 2 much matches astatine nan tournament, including nan imaginable swansong of a World Cup final.

In his last innings Warner made six runs against India connected Monday arsenic Australia slipped to a 24-run conclusion successful St Lucia.

Warner announced his decision to discontinue one-day internationals successful nan lead-up to his last Test lucifer astatine nan commencement of nan twelvemonth - though he said successful May he would see playing successful nan 2025 Champions Trophy successful Pakistan if he was called up by nan Australia selectors.

Warner made his T20 world debut successful January 2009 and has scored 3,277 runs astatine an mean of 33.43 successful 110 innings.

He scored 6,932 runs astatine 45.30 successful 159 ODI innings, including 22 centuries.

In Test matches he made 8,786 runs astatine 44.59 pinch 26 hundreds, including a apical people of 335 not retired against Pakistan successful December 2019.

Australia bowler Josh Hazelwood acknowledged nan squad will "miss him astir nan group, retired successful nan section and disconnected field" aft an "amazing all-format career".

Hazelwood said: "It's benignant of been a slow pain [retirement] pinch Test cricket and ODI cricket and now T20.

"So, life without him, we've benignant of gotten utilized to it a small spot [but] it's ever different erstwhile you suffer a subordinate that's been location for truthful long."