After a profession spanning greater than 21 years, South African wicketkeeper-batter Trisha Chetty, introduced her retirement from skilled cricket owing to fixed back issues. Chetty mentioned that her back drawback has been a recurring affair for the previous 5 years and that she tried every thing to hold pushing arduous, however her physique signalled that it was the fitting time to lastly cling up her boots.
“Due to a recurring back injury for the past 5 years, the time has come for me to hang up my boots and let the gloves catch dust. I have tried everything to keep playing and have pushed as hard as I can but my body is signalling that it has no more to give and it is time to retire from all forms of cricket,” Chetty was quoted as saying by CSA.Â
Chetty made her debut for South Africa in 2007. Fast ahead to 2023, she ended her profession because the wicketkeeper with probably the most dismissals (184) in girls’s ODIs. “I can still remember the incredible feeling I had back in 2007 as I walked over the boundary rope, dressed in green and gold for the first time. For the past 16 years, it has been a privilege to represent my country and play for the Proteas, and that feeling has never gone away – each time I pulled on my South African kit I felt honoured to be doing so,” she added.
She additionally talked about how this wasn’t actually a straightforward choice and her disbelief that her profession has come to an finish. “This was not an easy decision for me, and even now, I can’t quite believe my career is over. However, my cricket career has been a life-changing experience and I look back with no regrets and a full heart…Cricket has taught me about life, being disciplined, what it means to be professional and how to be a team player. For this, I will always be grateful. And I choose to continue to be grateful for cricket as I retire and transition into the next chapter of my life,” she mentioned.
Trisha represented Proteas in two Tests, 82 T20Is and 134 ODIs.
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