English cricketer Charlotte Edwards retires from international cricket: Twitter reactions

It has been a long journey for the prolific captain who was appointed as the leader in 2005 and has done a terrific job.

English Women’s cricket skipper Charlotte Edwards calls it a day from international cricket after a 20-year long international cricket career. It has been a long journey for the prolific captain who was appointed as the leader in 2005 and has done a terrific job. She successfully led her side to a T20 World CUp win and World Cup win in 2009. What happened when KL Rahul asked, “Baby, grab my bag”

Edwards’ decision seems to be an aftermath of England’s semi-final exit in the T20 World Cup in 2016 where they were defeated by Australia Women. She was the most prolific run-scorer for England in the tournament. She also holds the record for being the longest serving English skipper as he led her side in 200 matches. She featured in 23 Test’s, 191 One Day International’s and 95 T20I’s for England. She was also the first woman cricketer to be inducted in MCC World Cricket Committee. Yograj Singh believes that his curse claimed MS Dhoni’s wicket; to apply as SRH’s ‘curse coach’

Edwards was quoted in a report from bbc.com saying, “”I leave very proud of the standing in which the women’s game is held and of my contribution as a player and captain.It’s the right time for a new captain to lead the team forward.”

As she hung her boots the Twitter world reacted to this and we bring you some pick of the tweets following her retirement here:

I hope it is Dame Charlotte Edwards soon; an extraordinary achievement to captain your side 200+ times

— derek wyatt (@wyattd) May 11, 2016

And, yup, had one for Charlotte Edwards.

Go well, absolute game changer.

— Iain O’Brien (@iainobrien) May 11, 2016

After 20 years, 309 games and 10,273 runs, England Women’s captain Charlotte Edwards has retired #LoveLottie pic.twitter.com/W3kkYBUC63

— Sporting Index (@sportingindex) May 11, 2016

Charlotte Edwards is one of the most important cricketers of all time. Her career helped transform the sport.

— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) May 11, 2016

So Charlotte Edwards retires from all international cricket. What a player & career. Read my timeline from last night for opinions!

— Charles Dagnall (@CharlesDagnall) May 11, 2016

End of an era as Charlotte Edwards retires from intl ckt. Her status as global icon of women’s cricket has been long assured.

— AlisonMitchell (@AlisonMitchell) May 11, 2016

Best wishes to @Lottie2323 on your retirement from the game after an amazing career #charlotteedwards

— Andy Southgate (@andrew3965uk) May 11, 2016

That’s quite a record #charlotteedwards #cricket https://t.co/v7KeP3eHkX — Henry Wiggins (@_HRW_) May 11, 2016

Thank you #CharlotteEdwards – 10 years as #England Captain, #WorldCup, #T20 & 3 #Ashes winner. Real ambassador for #Cricket & #rolemodel

— Alex Normand (@IAlexNormand) May 11, 2016

My earliest encounter with women’s cricket is inextricably associated with #CharlotteEdwards ThankU for ur contribution to Cricket, #Legend — Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) May 11, 2016

Cricket will miss you @Lottie2323 #CharlotteEdwards

— Vicky Ramalingam (@VickyBellie) May 11, 2016

Sad to see #CharlotteEdwards leave the stage. No modern #England captain has lasted as long or made as much impact https://t.co/P72uFNmkVp — Tim de Lisle (@TimdeLisle) May 11, 2016

Farewell #CharlotteEdwards – One of the stalwarts in Women’s Cricket.

— Siddharrth Jain (@TweepleLeaf) May 11, 2016

#England women’s captain, #CharlotteEdwards, announces her retirement from international cricket — Madhav (@MadhavK88) May 11, 2016

#England captain #CharlotteEdwards retires from international #cricket

— OutdoorSportChannel® (@OutdoorSportCha) May 11, 2016

@AlisonMitchell just seemed the game was moving on too fast for her in the last few years. But what an impact and career. #charlotteedwards — Mark Pettman (@markpettman) May 11, 2016

#CharlotteEdwards – leading ODI and T20 run scorer in the history of the game. 1 World Cup, 1 World T20 & 3 Ashes. What a player.

— Stuart Tame (@StuTame) May 11, 2016

#SportNews #England captain #CharlotteEdwards is set to stand down after a decade in charge. https://t.co/9vR7a9VLWT #Cricket — Angelzzz (@333askanangel) May 11, 2016

#charlotteedwards quits as #England Women’s #cricket captain. Great servant. Huge respect, & right decision. Thank you. End of an era.

— Michael Woodward (@shotwithspirit) May 10, 2016

Best wishes to @Lottie2323 on your retirement from the game after an amazing career #charlotteedwards — Andy Southgate (@andrew3965uk) May 11, 2016

Thank you #CharlotteEdwards – 10 years as #England Captain, #WorldCup, #T20 & 3 #Ashes winner. Real ambassador for #Cricket & #rolemodel

— Alex Normand (@IAlexNormand) May 11, 2016

@AlisonMitchell just seemed the game was moving on too fast for her in the last few years. But what an impact and career. #charlotteedwards — Mark Pettman (@markpettman) May 11, 2016

We need more #CharlotteEdwards like warriors in #TeamIndia @msdhoni has to work hard with #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/9Z9ADEyVlj

— Vandana Rathore (@Vandanatweet) March 31, 2016

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