Australia [ Images ] wicketkeeper batsman Brad Haddin [ Images ] has retired from international Twenty20 [ Images ] to prolong his career in 50-over matches and Tests, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.

Haddin played 25 matches for Australia in the shortest form of the game, the last against Sri Lanka [ Images ] in Kandy last month.

"I thoroughly enjoy Twenty20 cricket and have taken great pride from playing all three forms of the game for Australia," the 33-year-old said in a statement.

"However I feel the time is now right for me to concentrate on Test and ODI cricket," Haddin was quoted as saying in a Cricket Australia statement.

"I remain extremely determined to play cricket for Australia and believe this decision will help achieve this."

The right-handed batsman, who bats at the top of the order in the shorter versions of the game, would continue to play domestic Twenty20 as captain of the Sydney [ Images ] Sixers and with the Kolkata Knight Riders [ Images ] in the Indian Premier League [ Images ], he said.