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Aussie great Healy to retire from cricket in March
Gulf Today
|January 14, 2026
Australia captain Alyssa Healy on Tuesday announced she will retire from all formats of cricket following the multi-format home series against India, which concludes with the Test match at Perth's WACA Ground from March 6.
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Healy made the announcement on the Willow Talk podcast she co-hosts, drawing curtains on a 16-year international career. She has been part of seven World Cup wins (one ODI, six T2Ol) and a Commonwealth Games gold medal since making her debut in both white-ball formats in February 2010.
She will retire as the most prolific wicketkeeper in the women's international game with 269 dismissals to date across the three formats (24 in IO Tests, 119 in 123 ODIs and 126 in 162 T2OIs).
Healy has also been one of the most productive all-format run-scorers, with her 7,106 behind only Meg Lanning (8,352) and Ellyse Perry (7,607) for Australian women.
"It’s with mixed emotions that the upcoming India series will be my last for Australia," Healy said in a statement. "I’m still passionate about playing for Australia, but I've somewhat lost that competitive edge that’s kept me driven since the start, so the time feels right to call it a day."
This story is from the January 14, 2026 edition of Gulf Today.
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