Steve Smith's big decision after the defeat in the Champions Trophy semi-final, retired from ODI cricket

Australian cricket team captain Steve Smith has announced retirement from ODI cricket after the semifinal match loss to India during the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai. Steve Smith has retired from ODI cricket having played 170 matches. The campaign of his team was finished off after his team was defeated by four wickets down by India last night in Dubai. But Smith will be included in the selection process for Test cricket and T20 Internationals.

The 35-year-old Smith made the announcement to the team after the semifinal loss during the Champions Trophy in Dubai and repeated the same sentiment today that the time has come to retire. Smith made a statement that it has been an incredible ride and that he has loved every bit. There have been lots of great moments and great memories. The two World Cup wins were an incredible achievement.

Steve said that now is a great opportunity for people to start preparing for the 2027 ODI World Cup. So it seems like the right time. Test cricket is still my priority and I am really looking forward to playing in the World Test Championship final, the West Indies in the winter, and then against England at home. I think I still have a lot to contribute on that stage.

Smith ended his ODI career with 170 matches. He is the 16th-highest male player and 12th-highest run-scorer for the country in the 50-over format. He also captained Australia in 64 ODIs, with a win percentage of 50 percent, including series wins against England and India in his first year as full-time captain, the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, and a tri-series win over South Africa and West Indies in the Caribbean (both in 2016).

Steve Smith has played a total of 170 ODIs for Australia, scoring 5800 runs at an average of 43.28 and a strike rate of 86.96, including 12 centuries and 35 fifties. His highest score was 164 against New Zealand at the SCG in 2016.