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Meg Lanning will be remembered alongside Mark Taylor,Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting as leaders of Australia’s golden eras,albeit without the earnings from the game to match.
An emotional Meg Lanning has retired from international cricket,saying she has nothing left to give or achieve on the world stage.
Cricket Australia says the captain,on the advice of medical staff,has been withdrawn from the touring party “due to a medical issue which requires management from home”.
Meg Lanning leads one of the most dominant teams in international sport – the Australian women’s cricket team. But after playing in the inaugural season of India’s WPL,she has foreseen how the era will end.
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The star all-rounder was among a host of Australians to secure big paydays at the Women’s Premier League auction in Mumbai.
Among numerous pursuits for Meg Lanning during her time away was a stint working in a cafe,serving coffees,washing dishes and generally enjoying a lifestyle that was worlds away from the structure of professional cricket.
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After eight years shepherding Australia’s team to unmatched heights,captain Meg Lanning has conceded she needs some time to herself.