Merissa Aguilleira retires from international cricket

New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) West Indies women's team former captain Merissa Aguilleira has announced retirement from international cricket.
The wicketkeeper-batswoman announced her retirement on Wednesday. She made her international debut in 2008.
After making her debut, she represented West Indies in 112 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 95 T20Is, scoring 1,752 and 768 runs, respectively.
Arguably the pinnacle of her career came in 2016 where she was part of the West Indies side that secured the World T20 crown in India at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. She captained the West Indies team from 2009-2015.
Her 177 dismissals in the women's international game is bettered only by South Africa's Trisha Chetty and England's Sarah Taylor.
"I wish to thank all members of the teams with which I worked and that worked with me to secure success in our endeavors to bring pleasure, pride, happiness and inspiration to West Indian people everywhere," Aguilleira said in a Cricket West Indies (CWI) statement.
"It is an absolute honor to have been of service to West Indies Cricket. This is not the end of Merissa Aguilleira, this is just the beginning of a new chapter. I will definitely be looking forward to working with CWI to make sure that we move the next generation ahead in a positive way," she added.
CWI's Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams said, "From my own experience this cannot be the easiest of times for Merissa. However, her dignity and candor in communicating this decision has been exceptional."
"The highest of accolades are due to her for a career spanning more than 10 years and which included over 100 ODIs. Far exceeding the statistics, Merissa has been the epitome of professionalism throughout her career whilst consistently upholding the highest possible standards on and off the field," he added.