February 6, New Delhi Marcus Stoinis, an all-round seam bowler for Australia, unexpectedly declared that he will be retiring from ODIs with immediate effect, ending his international 50-over career at 74 games.

Stoinis will remain eligible for selection in T20Is, according to a statement released by Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday. He said that he decided to withdraw from the 50-over format in order to concentrate on T20 cricket. A member of Australia’s team for the ICC Champion’s Trophy will take Stoinis’ position when he retires from ODIs.

“I’m thankful for every second I’ve spent in the green and gold because playing ODI cricket for Australia has been an amazing trip. I will always be grateful to have had the opportunity to represent my nation at the greatest level.

Although it wasn’t an easy choice, I think the time has come for me to leave ODIs and devote all of my attention to the next phase of my career. Ron (Andrew McDonald) and I have a great connection, and I am very grateful for his support. In a statement to the CA, Stoinis stated, “I’ll be supporting the boys in Pakistan.”

During the trip, Stoinis played his debut Twenty20 International and kicked off his ten-year ODI career for Australia against England at Old Trafford in 2015. His next chance to make an impression on Australia’s ODI squad didn’t come until the following year, when he took three wickets and scored an explosive 146 not out against New Zealand at Eden Park.

Stoinis was chosen as the nation’s ODI cricketer of the year for 2018–19 and had a role in Australia’s victory in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. “Over the past ten years, Stout has been such an important component of our ODI setup.”

He has been a fantastic member of the team in addition to being a crucial player. He is a wonderful guy, a very popular player, and an innate leader. Head coach Andrew McDonald praised him on his ODI career and all of his accomplishments.

With Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood both facing injury worries and Stoinis retiring from ODIs barely two weeks before the Champions Trophy starts, CA said that the National Selection Panel (NSP) would finalize the team for the trophy once the Test series against Sri Lanka is finished.

Due to Stoinis’ withdrawal from ODIs, Australia must make four additions to their 15-man roster for the eight-team tournament after losing all-rounder Mitchell Marsh to a back ailment.

Teams have until February 12 to provide the ICC their final 15-person tournament teams. Australia, Afghanistan, England, and South Africa are all placed into Group B of the Champions Trophy.