Watch: Star Australia player's emotional edit on retirement goes viral

Alyssa Healy, the Australia captain and one of the most successful players of all-time with eight World Cup titles, will retire from the all-format home series against India in February-March 2026. She was named as the full-time successor of Meg Lenning in late 2023 and won’t feature in the T20I leg of the India series to help the team build towards the T20 World Cup later in the year. 

Healy will play the ODIs for Australiabefore finishing her career with an 11th Test cap in the day-night encounter at the WACA from March 6-9. There were thoughts of her calling time on her career, but the sudden nature of the decision was surprising. However, it was a forced decision due to not playing in the T20 World Cup 2026 in England.

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“It's been a long time coming. The last few years have probably more mentally draining than anything else. A few injuries. I've got to dive into the well, and the well is getting less and less full of water. Getting harder to dive back in there. 've always felt like I've had a competitive edge in that I want to compete, I want to win, and I want to challenge myself on the park.” Healy said on Willow Talk.

Alyssa Healy’s retirement edit goes viral

Healy currently has drilled 3054 runs in 143 innings of the Women’s T20Is at an average of 25.45 and a strike rate of 129.79, thanks to her one century and 17 half-centuries at the best score of unbeaten 148runs. In the longest format, she claimed 489 runs in 16 innings at 30.56 with three half-centuries.

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“There might be a little bit of change within that series [against India] leading into the World Cup, and some leadership stuff. But for me, the opportunity to play at home, still captain the team in that series is going to be really special.” She addressed.

“I never wanted to announce it, wanted to get to the end of the Test match [against India, starting March 6 in Perth], but with me not going into the T20 World Cup, it's forced a little bit of change. Not a lot of T20 cricket leading into that for the girls, so it's probably the place for me to decide on that format.” Healy concluded.