Australian opener David Warner’s stellar international career came to an end after his side was knocked out of the ongoing T20 World Cup following Afghanistan’s dramatic entry into the semifinals.
Australia’s hopes of reaching the semifinals took a hit when they lost to Afghanistan in the Super 8 stages.
Their loss to India on June 25 further diminished their chances before Afghanistan’s win over Bangladesh confirmed their exit.
As a result, Warner’s international career has come to an abrupt end, as he had long announced that this tournament would be his swansong.
Warner had already retired from ODIs as a two-time world champion and exited the Test arena at home last summer.
While he left the door open for a return to the ODI side for the Champions Trophy if needed, that move is widely seen as unlikely.
“I guess we’ve had a little taste of it,” Hazlewood said after the India game about Warner’s exit.
“So, it’s sort of been a slow burn with our Test cricket and ODI cricket and now T20.
Life without him, we’ve sort of gotten used to it a little bit in New Zealand.
Yeah, it’s always different when you lose a player that’s been there for so long.
But we’ll move on and push forward.”
In addition to winning the ODI World Cup, Warner also won the T20 World Cup in 2021 and the World Test Championship last year.
The 37-year-old has scored nearly 19,000 runs in international cricket, including 49 centuries.
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