New Delhi. Australian cricket team’s women captain Meg Lanning has announced her retirement from international cricket. He was away from the cricket field for several days. Now he has shocked everyone by suddenly retiring. However, Magg will continue to play domestic cricket. Lanning is one of Australia’s most successful captains. He has won 5 ICC titles for the Australian team under his captaincy. After retirement he said that it is difficult for me to retire from international cricket.
Meg Lanning said in a video posted by Cricket Australia, “It was a difficult decision for me to step away from international cricket, but I feel now is the right time for me. I have thoroughly enjoyed my 13-year international career. But I know now is the right time for me to do something new. I am proud of what I have achieved and will cherish the moments I shared with my teammates.”
Emotional scenes at the MCG as Meg Lanning reflects on a peerless 13-year career in international cricket pic.twitter.com/MCdkQcHGXI
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This is the first time in the history of cricket that a captain has won 5 major ICC titles. Meg Lanning is the captain. Lanning took a long break after winning gold for Australia at the Commonwealth Games last year. He came back again for his team and made it world champion. Australia won the T20 World Cup for the sixth time after defeating hosts South Africa in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. Lanning won the World Cup trophy for the fifth time as captain.
Better than Dhoni in captaincy
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also won 3 ICC trophies in his captaincy. She is behind Meg Lanning in this regard. As for Lanning’s career, Lanning has played 103 matches in his ODI career, scoring 4602 runs with 15 centuries. Lanning scored a total of 3405 runs in his T20 career in 121 innings with 2 centuries. Lanning has made an incredible contribution to Australian cricket over the past decade.
Scored a century in the second ODI match
Lanning made his debut in 2010 at the age of 18. She established herself as one of the leading batsmen in women’s ODI cricket. She scored a century in her second ODI match, becoming the youngest Australian player to register three figures in the international format.
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Tags: Australia, Cricket Australia, Women’s Cricket
First published: November 9, 2023, 08:44 IST