The only women’s Test between India and England starting from July 10 at Lord’s will be very special not only for both the teams but also for England’s legendary batsman Tammy Beaumont. The 35-year-old star batsman has announced that this Test match against India will be the last match of her international career. Beaumont will say goodbye to international cricket after wearing the England jersey for almost 17 years. Tammy Beaumont, who made her debut in international cricket in 2009, has played 260 matches for England so far. She is the batsman who has scored the maximum number of 12 centuries in ODI cricket for England women’s team. He also has more than 4500 runs in his name in ODI. At the same time, he has scored 1975 runs in T20I. He has achieved the feat of scoring 612 runs in 11 tests.
Has scored centuries in all three formats
Beaumont was the biggest heroine of England’s title win in the 2017 Women’s ODI World Cup. In that tournament played on home soil, he scored 410 runs and won the Player of the Tournament award. Not only this, Tammy Beaumont is among the two women players of England who have scored centuries in all three formats of cricket. She also became the first English female cricketer to score a double century in Test cricket by playing a historic innings of 208 runs at Trent Bridge during the 2023 Women’s Ashes.
Announcing her retirement, Tammy Beaumont said that playing for England for almost 17 years has been the greatest honor of her life. When she fell in love with cricket as a little girl, she never imagined that playing for England could be an option. He feels very happy to think how many girls and boys have been inspired especially this summer and how long this sport has traveled in our country.
Perfect time to say goodbye at Lord’s
He further said that we always wanted to pass this cap on to the next generation and now the time has come to hand over this honor to the next generation of England players. Beaumont described the Lord’s Test as the best farewell of his career. She said that the women’s first Test at Lord’s seems like the perfect opportunity to say goodbye to her career. He never dreamed that his career would be so special. However, she made it clear that she will continue to play domestic cricket. She said that she will continue playing domestic cricket, but she wants to thank all the fans for their great support.
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