David Warner wants to end his Australia career with T20 glory as he outlined his plans to retire from international cricket in 2024.
Warner, 36, has become accomplished across all three formats, amassing over 17,000 runs in an international career spanning 14 years. But the left-hander, a pantomime villain for England fans, is set to call time on playing for Australia next year.
Warner was under-fire at Test level before breaking a near three-year drought with a glorious double century against the Proteas in the Boxing Day match at the MCG. And the opener is returning to compete in the Big Bash, Australia's premiere T20 competition, for the first time in nine years as he bids to make the Aussie World Cup side.
He has earmarked next year's T20 tournament in America and the Caribbean as his international swansong and wants to end his Australia career in style with silverware.
"[This will] most likely be my last year of my international career," he said. "I've got my sights set on the 2024 [T20] World Cup as well, so finishing in the Americas, that'd be nice to top it off with a win over there, pending selection."
Warner was speaking ahead of his return to Big Bash action for Sydney Thunder against the Perth Scorchers on Friday.
He is ending a period of almost a decade without playing in his domestic short-format competition, despite regularly starring in the IPL throughout that time.
But Warner's attention will soon turn to a huge year of Test cricket as the Baggy Greens tour India in February and March before travelling to England for this summer's hugely exciting Ashes series.
And his fine double century against South Africa has relieved the pressure on his position as opener in Andrew McDonald's team ahead of his final year as a Test player.
"The extra motivation for me is winning in India and completely winning a series in England," Warner said in December. "I've been told by the coach and the selectors they would like me to be there."
