Former Australia captain Tim Paine retires from cricket

Former Australia captain Tim Paine retires from cricket

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Category : Sports Published on: March 21 2023

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  • Former Australia captain Tim Paine has retired from domestic cricket after playing for Tasmania in their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland.
  • Paine played 35 Tests for Australia, with 23 of those as captain after he took over from Steve Smith.
  • He also played 35 one-day internationals for his country and 12 Twenty20s.
  • Smith was stripped of the role after a ball-tampering controversy during Australia's 2018 tour of South Africa.
  • Paine has not played international cricket since January 2021 and last played domestic white-ball cricket in December 2022.
  • Under Paine's captaincy, Australia retained the Ashes in 2019 with a 2-2 draw, becoming the first Australia side to do so in England since 2001.
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