Overview
- The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on Saturday that Heather Knight will retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing one‑off Test against India at Lord’s.
- Knight finishes with a record 320 international appearances for England, having scored nearly 8,000 runs and become the first England player to record centuries in all three formats.
- In the Lord’s Test she made six in England’s first innings as the side were bowled out for 170 and ended Day 2 trailing India by 269 runs with India 154 for 1.
- Knight captained England 199 times between 2016 and 2025, including leading the side to the 2017 World Cup win at Lord’s, and she stood down as captain after the 2024/25 Ashes series defeat in Australia.
- Her retirement, announced alongside Tammy Beaumont’s decision to leave, creates an immediate experience gap in England’s squad and signals a shift toward new senior leaders while Knight moves into an administrative role with London Spirit.