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The Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has officially announced his retirement from one-day International cricket. The 37-year-old, who plays for Sydney Sixers in Big Bash League, has announced his immediate retirement, a day before leaving for four months tours of the West Indies and England.  The World Cup winner has scored 3122 runs in 126 ODIs at an average of 31.53 including two centuries and 16 fifties to his name. "I have had a privileged one-day career and I have been fortunate enough to be involved in three World Cups and now is the right time to walk away," The gloveman said . "Not many players get to write a script like mine at the end of their careers and I have been lucky enough to do just that after winning a World Cup on home soil. "I leave the team with Australia ranked No. 1 in the world and I am proud of everything we have achieved.” Haddin, who made his ODI debut in 2001, will continue to represent Australia in Tests....

Brad Haddin has been named as Australia 's vice-captain for the Ashes tour, while the Tasmanian fast-bowling allrounder James Faulkner has been named in the 16-man squad along with the veteran opener Chris Rogers . Pakistani-born Australian cricketer, Usman Khawaja has retained his place, while Glenn Maxwell, Xavier Doherty and Moises Henriques have been left out from the squad who toured India last month. Australia Ashes squad : Michael Clarke (capt), Brad Haddin (vice-capt, wk), Usman Khawaja, Chris Rogers, David Warner, Ed Cowan, Matthew Wade (wk), James Faulkner, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird, Mitchell Starc.

Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been selected in Australia's ODI squad for the five match series against West Indies in next month. The squad for Test for the West Indies tour will be announced in the next month. Australia ODI squad : Michael Clarke (captain), George Bailey, Xavier Doherty, Shane Watson, Peter Forrest, Dan Christian, David Hussey, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Michael Hussey, Clint McKay, Matthew Wade, Nathan Lyon, David Warner and James Pattinson. Australia T20 squad : George Bailey (captain), Dan Christian, Shane Watson, Peter Forrest, Xavier Doherty, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, James Pattinson, Brett Lee, Matthew Wade, Clint McKay, Nathan Lyon and David Warner.

Sydney, Thursday, 22 September 2011. Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin , has taken retirement from the international Twenty20 cricket format to concentrate in ODI and test cricket only. Haddin has played 25 T-20 matches for Australia and he played his last T20 match against Sri Lanka. He said that there are many reasons behind this decision. Haddin said " I thoroughly enjoy Twenty20 cricket and have taken great pride from playing all three forms of the game for Australia. I feel the time is now right for me to concentrate on Test and ODI Cricket ." Haddin shows his interest to play in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash League for Sydney Sixers   and also with the Kolkata Night Riders in the IPL.