Veteran Australian cricketer Steve Smith announced shock retirement from ODIs on March 5 (Wednesday), just hours after his team’s exit from the Champions Trophy 2025 following a four-wicket loss to India in Dubai. Steve Smith was the stand-in skipper of Australia in the tournament in the absence of Pat Cummins.
Fans and cricket experts expressed shock and surprise over Smith's decision to retire from the format. The two-time ODI World Cup champion, who made his debut against West Indies in 2010, featured in 170 ODIs, scoring 5800 runs for Australia at an average of 43.28 and a strike rate of 86.96 per 100 balls faced, with 12 centuries and 35 fifties and a highest score of 164 against New Zealand at the SCG in 2016.
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'End of an era in ODIs', wrote a user on X reacting to Smith's ODI retirement news.
Here's a look at a few social media reactions after Smith's retirement announcement: