Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Alyssa Healy Retires After India Series
Alyssa Healy, the captain of the Australian women's cricket team, has announced that she will retire from all forms of cricket after the upcoming series against India in 2026.
She made this announcement on a podcast and will hold a formal press conference soon.
Healy has had a very successful career, winning multiple World Cups and scoring over 3,500 runs in ODIs and over 3,000 runs in T20Is.
She decided to retire now because she has some injuries and wants to give her teammates a chance to prepare for the T20 World Cup without her.
She is happy to finish her career at home in Australia against a strong team like India.
After retirement, she plans to continue her career in broadcasting and media.
Alyssa Healy announces retirement from all cricket formats after the 2026 series against India.
Healy made the announcement on the Willow Talk podcast and will hold a formal press conference.
She has scored over 7,000 runs and made 275 dismissals in her international career.
Healy has won six T20 World Cups and two ODI World Cups during her career.
Her decision is influenced by injuries, loss of competitive edge, and the need to prepare the team for the T20 World Cup.
- Who
- Alyssa Healy, Australian women's cricket captain
- What
- Announced retirement from all cricket formats
- When
- After the multi-format series against India in February-March 2026
- Where
- Australia
- Why
- Due to injuries, loss of competitive edge, and to allow the team to prepare for the T20 World Cup without her
Retirement Decision
Future Plans
Timing of Retirement
Retirement Decision
Healy feels the time is right to retire as she has lost some of her competitive edge.
Future Plans
She wants to retire after the India series to have a proper farewell at home.
Future Involvement
Retirement Decision
Healy will not play in the T20 World Cup to allow the team to prepare without her.
Future Plans
She plans to continue her career in broadcasting and media after retirement.
- Name
- Alyssa Healy
- Role
- Australian Women's Cricket Captain
- Retirement Announcement
- February-March 2026
- ODI Runs
- 3,563
- T20I Runs
- 3,054
- Total International Runs
- Over 7,000
- Dismissals
- 275
- World Cups Won
- 8 (Six T20 World Cups and Two ODI World Cups)
- Debut Year
- 2010
- Captaincy Tenure
- 2023-Present
- Future Plans
- Broadcasting and Media
Sources
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