India, March 5 -- Steve Smith has shocked the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from ODI cricket after Australia's exit from the Champions Trophy. Smith, who was leading the Australian team in the CT 2025, failed to inspire them to win another ICC title as they lost the semis to India. The premier batter has now decided to focus on Test cricket, and a big decision has been made to prolong his red-ball career.

Smith made his debut against the West Indies in 2010 as a leg-spinning allrounder and went on to play 170 ODIs and tallied 5,800 runs at an average of 43.28, including 12 centuries.

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