Steve Smith Retires From 50-Over Cricket, Remains Unbeaten At Home In ODIs: Here's How

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Australia's seasoned batter, Steve Smith, has decided to retire from ODI cricket following his team's loss to India in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final on Tuesday. Smith, who was Australia's top scorer with 73 runs, shared the news with his teammates immediately after the match.

Despite stepping away from the one-day format, the 35-year-old will continue representing his country in Test and T20 cricket.

Smith concludes his ODI career with an impressive tally of 5,800 runs in 170 matches for Australia, including 12 centuries. More significantly, he retires as a two-time World Cup winner, having been part of Australia's victorious campaigns in 2015 under Michael Clarke and again in 2023 under Pat Cummins.

After taking over as captain from Clarke in 2015, Smith led the team until he stepped down following the ball-tampering controversy in 2018. However, he later returned to a leadership role, stepping in for Cummins when injuries sidelined the regular skipper.

But there is one such record in ODI cricket, which he achieved will forever be unbeaten. Like we mentioned, Smith scored 12 ODI hundreds in his storied career and out of the lot, 8 centuries came on home turf and in those matches, Australia didn't lose a match.

The most number of ODI hundreds he scored against India (5) and overall 10 tons came in winning causes for the team.

"It has been a great ride and I have loved every minute of it. There have been so many amazing times and wonderful memories. Winning two World Cups was a great highlight along with the many fantastic team-mates who shared the journey," he said.

"Now is a great opportunity for people to start preparing for the 2027 World Cup so it feels like the right time to make way. Test cricket remains a priority and I am really looking forward to the World Test Championship Final, the West Indies in the winter and then England at home. I feel I still have a lot to contribute on that stage'', Smith further added.