‘It’s nice to have an end date’ - Steve Smith opines on David Warner’s retirement

Earlier, the star Australian Opener, David Warner dropped a retirement bombshell on the fans with World Test Championship (WTC) final just around the corner. Notably, the veteran Australian batter is currently in London with his team, gearing up for the final of the grand ICC (International Cricket Council) event, which is scheduled to begin on June 7. Warner’s retirement eventually came after, his lean patch in recent times, where the southpaw struggled with the bat. The dynamic Australian opener has also laid an idea of the SCG Test against Pakistan in January to be his last.

The fans are now speculating that another Australian star batter, Steve Smith, may follow a similar path and call it time on his international career. Interestingly enough, back in January, Smith had indicated that he might have played his last Test on his home soil. But when asked if he had any clarity about his future on Monday, ahead of the WTC showdown with India following Warner's announcement, Smith answered with a "No".

Speaking on his retirement plans, the 34-year-old, cleared the air that currently the star Australian batter has no intentions to walk away from the game. Besides, the prolific Australian batter opined that it was certainly a nice thing to have a date in mind, as to when a player needs to put a full stop to his cricketing career. Sharing thoughts on Warner’s retirement the flamboyant batter backed the 36-year-old’s decision to make a clear call on the way he wants to leave. 

“It’s nice to have an end date, I suppose if that’s the way you want to go. But ultimately for all of us, we’re going to be doing our job and for batters that is scoring runs,” Smith was quoted as saying by The West Australian.

I am concerned about Test cricket’s future: Smith

 Furthermore, the New South Wales-born cricketer expressed his concern about the future of Test match cricket. But, the right-hand batter also said that he was optimistic as some of the recent games have been pretty amazing.

 "I am slightly concerned. As a traditionalist and someone that loves Test cricket, I hope it still remains at the front of all the boards' minds and stays alive and well for some time to come," Smith concluded.