Sydney, 17/3: Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine retired from cricket with little fanfare on Friday, bowing out after playing an inter-state match in Tasmania.
Paine led Australia between 2018 and 2021 after Steve Smith was stripped of the captaincy in the wake of the “Sandpaper-gate” ball-tampering incident against South Africa.
He skippered the team in 23 Tests — winning 11, losing eight and drawing four — and was credited with helping rebuild Australian cricket’s reputation
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