“I have a lot of youngsters, time for them to do the work,” says Warner about his cricket retirement

David Warner gave another message discussing his retirement from international cricket.

New Delhi: Australia star opener David Warner has decided to retire from international cricket after the upcoming edition of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He gave another message before his retirement after the third and final T20I between Mitchell Marsh-led Australia and Rovaman Powell's West Indies at Perth Stadium on February 13, saying it is time for the future generation to take over and do their job.

Warner won the Player of the Series award for his astonishing batting in the series. He even played an 81-run knock in the third T20I, but that was not enough to help the Aussies win the match. Warner addressed his retirement after the final T20I against the Windies.

“It's good to see the boys playing. I have a lot of free time after the next series in New Zealand before the IPL and then to prepare for the T20 World Cup. It's wonderful to spend quality time with my children and just be at home. I was surprised that an opening bowler bowling 145+ didn't try to get me out. In the Caribbean the borders are not too large. I'm really ready, we have so many young players, it's time for them to do the work,” Warner said at the post-match ceremony.

As far as the last T20I is concerned, West Indies posted a mammoth total of 220 runs at the loss of 6 wickets with the help of fierce knocks from Andre Russell (71 runs off 29 balls) and Sherfane Rutherford (67 runs off 40 balls). In response, Warner played a knock of 81 runs off just 49 balls. This was also Warner's last international match for Australia on Australian soil.

Apart from Warner's knock and Tim David's 41 off just 19 balls, no other Aussies could score a good knock and as a result the hosts fell short and eventually lost the match by a huge margin of 37 runs. However, they still managed to win the series 2-1.