Steve Smith Retires: Steve Smith announced his retirement after losing to India, now he will play only this format
Australia's journey in the Champions Trophy 2025 has ended. It had to face defeat by 4 wickets against India in the semi-final match. After this defeat, team captain Steve Smith has made a big announcement. Steve Smith has retired from the ODI format. However, Steve Smith will continue to play in Test and T20 formats. Steve Smith played ODI cricket for Australia for almost 15 years. During this time, he also captained the team on many occasions. Even in the Champions Trophy 2025, Australia showed confidence in him in the absence of Pat Cummins.
Steve Smith announced his retirement.
35-year-old Steve Smith told his teammates about his decision after the defeat in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. Steve Smith said, 'It has been a great journey and I enjoyed every minute of it. There are so many wonderful moments and wonderful memories. Winning two World Cups was a great achievement, as well as sharing this journey with many wonderful teammates. Now is a great opportunity to start preparing for the 2027 ODI World Cup, so it seems like the right time.'
Steve Smith further said, 'Test cricket is still the priority and I am excited to play in the World Test Championship final, West Indies in the winter and then against England at home. I think I still have a lot to do to contribute on that platform.'
The great Steve Smith has called time on a superb ODI career 👏 pic.twitter.com/jsKDmVSG1h
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) March 5, 2025
Such was Steve Smith's ODI career
Steve Smith made his ODI debut in 2010. During this time, he played a total of 170 ODI matches for Australia. In ODIs, he scored 5800 runs at an average of 43.28, which included 35 half-centuries and 12 centuries. He is the 16th player to play the most matches and the 12th highest run scorer in ODIs for his country. At the same time, his performance in ODIs against Team India was also good. Smith played 30 ODIs against India and scored 1383 runs at an average of 53.19. Which also includes 7 half-centuries and 5 centuries.