Barbados bowed out of Commonwealth Video games 2022 on Wednesday, third August, after a humiliating 100-run defeat in opposition to India. Following the conclusion of the competition, Barbadian skipper Hayley Matthews spoke concerning the retirement of veteran opening batter Deandra Dottin, mid-way via the historic event.
Dottin, the fourth main run-scorer in T20Is, introduced her surprising retirement on Monday by way of her Twitter deal with, citing the poor surroundings within the workforce. She has scored the quickest century in Girls’s T20Is and can also be the most-capped participant for West Indies in worldwide cricket.
Barbados skipper and longtime team-mate of Dottin spoke about her choice to retire halfway via the CWG 2022. “Grateful to Deandra for all the pieces she’s achieved for West Indies cricket, She’s clearly been a beautiful participant for us over the past couple of years, and it’s unhappy to see her go, however on the similar time if it’s one thing that she’s prepared for, then supporting her 100%,” Matthews stated when requested about her response to Dottin’s choice.
‘I positively would have a chat together with her and see how issues go’ – Hayley Matthews on Dottin’s retirement
Matthews, who was appointed the skipper of the workforce in June earlier this yr, revealed that she had no concept about her teammate’s plans concerning her retirement. She informed the media that her focus was on Barbados’ qualification to the knockout levels and wasn’t conscious of her compatriot’s shock retirement plans.
Of their first match, Barbados defeated Pakistan in model however suffered a defeat by the hands of event favourites Australia in the second. However with a victory wanted of their final group match, the Barbadians didn’t flip up within the recreation and suffered a harrowing 100-run defeat to India, who dumped them out of the event and have become the fourth and last workforce to progress via to the semi-final after Australia, New Zealand, and England.
“[I’m] clearly down right here representing Barbados and all the pieces, so in all probability not trying to communicate an excessive amount of on that in the meanwhile, However yeah, I positively would have a chat together with her and see how issues go,” Matthews stated on Wednesday after her facet suffered a 100-run defeat in opposition to India of their last Group A recreation.
