Following Steve Smith’s ODI retirement, Yuvraj Singh tweets a poignant tribute to Smith’s legacy.

Steve Smith recently retired from ODI cricket, and former Indian cricketing great Yuvraj Singh posted a touching tweet about him. During their time together with Pune Warriors India, Yuvraj recalled Smith’s vivacious personality. In addition to expressing his best wishes for Smith’s future in cricket, the former Indian all-rounder highlighted Smith’s impact both on and off the pitch.

Steve Smith declared his retirement from the 50-over format just hours after Australia’s recent loss to India in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final, which is when Yuvraj sent his note. On Tuesday, March 4, India won by a margin of four wickets in Dubai. Smith amassed 73 runs off 96 deliveries, making him Australia’s top scorer.

Steve Smith and Yuvraj played for the now-defunct Pune Warriors India team during their third and last season in the Indian Premier League, in 2013. Together, the two participated in five games.

An overview of Steve Smith ODI journey

Regarding Steve Smith’s performance in One-Day Internationals, the seasoned veteran played in 170 matches for Australia, amassing 5,800 runs at an average of 43.28. He accumulated twelve tonnes and thirty-five fifties. He began his career as a leg-spinning all-rounder and has already claimed 28 wickets.

The 35-year-old won 32 of his 64 games as captain of the Australian one-day team. As captain, he kept up a marginally higher batting average (43.65 vs. 43.04). Smith will keep playing Test matches and Twenty20 Internationals for Australia.