- By Himanshu Badola
- Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:45 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Alyssa Healy Retirement: Australia's legendary wicketkeeper-batter and current captain, Alyssa Healy, has announced her retirement from international cricket, confirming that the upcoming multi-format series against India will be the last assignment of her long and stellar career. Healy will not feature in the T20Is, citing the team's preparation for this year's T20 World Cup, but will captain Australia in the ODIs and one-off day-night Test at Perth.
Healy is set to bring the curtain down on an incredible 15-year career and will finish 162 T20I, 126 ODI and 11 Test caps for Australia. Having made her debut for Australia way back in 2010 as a teenager, Healy went on to become one of the modern greats and played a key role in Australia's magnificent dominance across formats. Having played almost 300 matches throughout the 16 years, Healy scored more than 7,000 runs across the three formats of the game.
As a wicketkeeper, she has 275 dismissals to her name. For the longest time, Healy served as Australia's vice-captain to Meg Lanning, and she finally took over as the full-time skipper in 2023, leading the national team to a historic 16-0 whitewash of England. She has been part of eight ICC World Cup titles won by Australia and holds numerous records, including the highest individual score in a World Cup Final and the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals.
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"It’s with mixed emotions that the upcoming India series will be my last for Australia," Healy said on Tuesday. "I’m still passionate about playing for Australia, but I’ve somewhat lost that competitive edge that’s driven me since the start. The time feels right."
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Australia also made it to the semi-finals in both the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup and the 2025 Women's World Cup under Healy. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive batters and finest wicketkeepers in the history of women's cricket, Healy also won the prestigious Belinda Clark Award in 2019 and was named the ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year twice (2018, 2019) in her career. The 35-year-old was also a part of Australia's gold medal-winning team in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg hailed her legacy. "Alyssa is one of the all-time greats of the game and has made an immeasurable contribution both on and off the field," he said.
At the domestic level, the star Aussie batter represented the Sydney Sixers and smashed over 3,000 runs across 11 seasons in the Women's Big Bash League, winning two titles. Healy also played two seasons of the Women's Premier League and captained the UP Warriorz.