BARBADOS and West Indies captain, Hayley Matthews, has said she had no indication that Deandra Dottin was planning to retire from international cricket midway through the Commonwealth Games, and is planning to discuss the matter with her team-mate now that their campaign in Birmingham is over.

Matthews, who was appointed as West Indies captain in June, said she was as surprised as anyone by Dottin’s shock announcement via Twitter on Monday, citing concerns over the team environment.
“Thankful to Deandra for everything she’s done for West Indies cricket,” said Matthews said when asked about her reaction to Dottin’s decision.

“She’s obviously been a wonderful player for us over the last years, and it’s sad to see her go, but at the same time if it’s something that she’s ready for, then (I am) supporting her 100%,” she added.
Matthews said she hadn’t spoken to Dottin before the announcement and that she had “no interpretation” of Dottin’s comments about the team culture and environment.

“I’m obviously down here representing Barbados and everything, so probably not looking to speak too much on that at the moment,” the skipper said on Wednesday after her side suffered a 100-run defeat against India in their final Group A game. “But yeah, I definitely would have a chat with her and see how things go,” she added.

Barbados won their opening match of the Commonwealth Games against Pakistan by 15 runs before losing by nine wickets to gold-medal favourites Australia on Sunday.
The following day, Dottin published a letter addressed to Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Twitter announcing her “formal retirement from the senior women’s West Indies team effective 1st July 2022”. (Sportsmax)