Dan Christian

The Aussie great will retire after playing over 405 T20 matches for 18 different teams.

At BBL level, Christian remains the only player to have scored more than 2000 runs and taken more than 90 wickets, with a record 133 games to his name. He was also the star of the Melbourne Renegades’ only title success in 2019, as he earned man-of-the-match honours in the final. The Indigenous talent is one of six players to have taken a one-day hat-trick for Australia, as part of his career-best figures of 5-31 against Sri Lanka in 2012. [Australia](https://7news.com.au/sport/australian-cricket-team) in the format and 20 ODIs. Set to turn 40 later this year, Christian told his Sydney Sixers teammates at training on Friday he would finish up after the finals as he pursues a ninth title in franchise cricket. WATCH IN THE VIDEO ABOVE: Steve Smith reaches his century on his return to the Sydney Sixers.

'Made memories I could've only dreamt of': Big Bash star calls time on brilliant career.

Sydney Smash tonight, followed by our last game against the Hurricanes, and then the finals,” Christian wrote. Christian has played over 400 T20 games and has represented three other teams – the Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades – over the last decade in the Big Bash competition. “I’ll reserve some thank you’s for after my last game (whenever that may be), but in the meantime, go the Sixers!”

Christian has amassed 5809 runs and bagged 280 wickets from 405 T20s for 18 different teams, including Australia and in seven separate competitions.

With Sixers, he won the 2020-21 title to make it nine titles since 2010. “Sydney Smash tonight, followed by our last round game against the Hurricanes, and then the finals,” said the BBL veteran, who remains the only player to have scored more than 2000 runs and taken more than 90 wickets, with a record 133 games to his name. “Yesterday (Friday) at training I told my Sydney Sixers teammates that I will be retiring from at the end of the BBL season,” the pace-bowling all-rounder, who will turn 40 in May this year, posted on Twitter on Saturday.

He is one of the most capped T20 players in the history of cricket and now former Australian representative Dan Christian is looking to sign off with a ...

And with his Sydney Sixers allrounder Dan Christian has announced that this season will be his last in the Big Bash League and all cricket after a long and decorated career He is one of the most capped T20 players in the history of cricket and now former Australian representative Dan Christian is looking to sign off with a record 10th Big Bash League title.