Steve Smith retired from ODI cricket: Australian cricket legend Steve Smith has shocked everyone by announcing his retirement from ODI cricket. Significantly, Australia lost to Team India in the semi -finals of the Champions Trophy yesterday and it is believed that Steve Smith has announced his retirement disappointed with the defeat.
Australia out of the tournament…
Significantly, with the defeat of Team India, Australia has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy. The semi -finals against Team India for Steve Smith were the last ODI of his career. The 35 -year -old Australian captain will be seen playing Test and T20 matches for Australia. Announcing his retirement, he said, “It has been a very memorable career.” Every moment has been special for me. Winning two World Cups with my amazing team has been the most important day of my career. This is a good opportunity for other players of the team to prepare for the ODI World Cup 2027.
What is Steve Smith’s record?
Steve Smith’s ODI career has been fantastic. He has scored 5800 runs in 170 matches for Australia. Smith has scored 12 centuries and 35 half -centuries in this format. His best ODI score is 164 runs. Smith has also done well against India many times. But now he has shocked everyone by saying goodbye to ODI cricket.
Smith’s performance against Team India
Smith has played 30 ODIs against Team India in his career. In which he has scored 1383 runs. Smith has scored five centuries and seven half -centuries against Team India. Smith has scored the most ODI runs against India. He has scored 1245 runs in 40 matches against England.
