Warner drops clues on likely Test retirement date.

KARACHI -- Australian batter David Warner has dropped clues on his likely Test retirement date, saying he will give up red-ball cricket after next year's Ashes.

Australia, the hosts of the T20 World Cup 2022, couldn't qualify for the semi-finals of the event, which caused the careers of Warner and his senior teammates thrust into the spotlight.

In particular, former Australia batter and Pakistan batting consultant Matthew Hayden said that the team needed to be regenerated before the next World Cup and that it was time for some players to retire.

Before the next major T20 competition, which will take place in the Caribbean and the USA in 2024, the 50-over World Cup will be played in India

"Test cricket will probably be the first one to fall off," Warner said on Triple M's Deadset Legends. "Because that's how it will pan out. The T20 World Cup is in 2024, (one-day) World Cup is next year. Potentially it could be my last 12 months in Test cricket. But I love the white-ball game; it's amazing."

With numerous players expected to retire in the next 18 months, Australia is about to undergo its first significant changing of the guard since the 2015 Ashes.

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