Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh has announced his retirement from professional cricket and will make his final appearance when Melbourne Renegades take on Sydney Thunder on January 17.

Marsh, 40, follows his Renegades’ team-mate Aaron Finch in bring down the curtain on his playing days.

In March 2023, he brought down the curtain on his red-ball career as he confirmed his retirement from first-class cricket.

Marsh moved to Renegades for the 2019-2020 season after his stint with the Perth Scorchers where he played a significant role in the team’s success, averaging 47.46 in 40 games for them.

He will be placed in sixth place in the Big Bash run-scoring charts and is among the only 10 men to score over 2,500 runs in the competition.

He piled up 12,032 runs at an average of 41.20 in 183 first-class appearances.

Marsh represented Australia’s national team in 38 Tests, 73 ODIs and 15 T20Is between 2008 and 2019, scoring over 5,000 runs.

Renegades coach David Saker said that Marsh is one of those people who are universally liked and admired by anyone who’s ever played with them.

“If I could have any batter in Australia to help plot and chase down a total, it’d be SOS. He has raw power and he has the experience to wait for the right shot at the right time which is critical in T20 cricket,” he added.