Christian announced his retirement in a tweet. “I told my teammates during practice yesterday that I will retire from the game after this season of the Big Bash. Hopefully, we can be champions again. It was a great trip. I’ve achieved a lot, and a lot of memories have accumulated — what was just a dream when I was a kid. ’

Christian played 20 ODIs and 23 T20Is for Australia. Although he could not be a regular in the national team, he was very much appreciated in T20 leagues around the world. In all, Christian has played 405 T20 matches, scoring 5809 runs. There are also 280 wickets.