Alyssa Healy retiring from cricket after India series

[ad_1] Australia captain Alyssa Healy has introduced she's going to retire from all types of cricket after a multi-format collection towards India in February and March.

The wicketkeeper began enjoying for Australia in 2010 as a 19-year-old and has had a lock on the gloves for Australia for the previous decade-and-a-half, taking up the captaincy throughout all codecs after Meg Lanning's retirement in 2023.

"I’m nonetheless enthusiastic about enjoying for Australia, however I’ve considerably misplaced that aggressive edge that’s stored me pushed for the reason that begin, so the time feels proper to name it a day," the 35-year-old mentioned.

If Healy performs each recreation of the collection towards India, beginning on February 15, she may have performed greater than 300 worldwide matches.

The collection options three Twenty20s in Sydney (Feb 15), Canberra (Feb 19) and Adelaide (Feb 21); adopted by ODIs in Brisbane (Feb 24) and Hobart (Feb 27 and Mar 1); and a Check on the WACA in Perth from March 6 to 9.

Healy is about to overlook the primary three video games, which means she's going to seemingly end with a complete of 299 worldwide matches performed, together with 11 Checks, 126 ODIs and 162 T20s.

She is going to end her profession because the second most capped Australian lady in T20s — behind long-time teammate Ellyse Perry — and behind solely Perry, Alex Blackwell and Karen Rolton when it comes to 50-over video games for Australia.

Healy additionally holds the document for dismissals in girls's T20s and is fourth on the checklist for ODIs with 119, comfortably the very best mark by an Australian.

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"Understanding I will not be going to the T20 World Cup this yr and the restricted preparation time the crew has, I will not be a part of the T20s towards India, however I am excited to have the chance to complete my profession and captain the ODI and Check facet at house towards India — one of many largest collection on the calendar for us," she mentioned.

"I am going to genuinely miss my teammates, singing the crew track and strolling out to open the batting for Australia. Representing my nation has been an unbelievable honour, and I am grateful for one final collection within the inexperienced and gold."

The toll of so a few years of worldwide cricket has began to meet up with Healy in recent times, with accidents hampering her in large collection towards India, England and even the 2024 T20 World Cup.

That has, nonetheless, given presumptive successor Tahlia McGrath invaluable expertise main the facet on the most important stage.

Healy, in the meantime, is anticipated to step into broadcasting after a number of star activates tv commentary up to now few years, together with through the current males's Ashes collection over the summer time.