Hayley Matthews surprised by Deandra Dottin retirement

Dottin announced her retirement from international cricket midway through Barbados' 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign

Hayley Matthew has admitted she was surprised by Deandra Dottin's sudden retirement but supports her teammate's decision "100 per cent".

Dottin announced her retirement on Twitter on Monday (August 1) following Barbados' nine-wicket defeat against Australia before publishing a letter addressed to Cricket West Indies.

In the letter, the veteran allrounder took aim at West Indies' team culture, stating: "There have been many obstacles during my cricket career that I have had to overcome, however, the current climate and team environment has been non-conducive to my ability to thrive and reignite my passion.

"With much sadness but without regret, I realise that I am no longer able to adhere to team culture and team environment as it has undermined my ability to perform excellently."

^{Deandra Dottin was representing Barbados at the 2022 Commonwealth Games when she announced her retirement [Alex Davidson/Getty Images]}

Keen to continue on the franchise circuit, Dottin is "looking forward to playing domestic cricket around the world". Over the next few months, she is contracted to play for Manchester Originals in The Hundred and will captain Trinbago Knight Riders in the Women's CPL.

Across her 14-year international career, Dottin made 143 ODI appearances, scoring 3,727 runs and taking 72 wickets. In T20I cricket, she added a further 2,697 runs and 62 wickets in 127 matches.

Reacting to Dottin's retirement, Barbados captain Matthews said: "Thankful to Deandra for everything she's done for West Indies cricket.

"She's obviously been a wonderful player for us over the last couple of years, and it's sad to see her go, but at the same time if it's something that she's ready for, then supporting her 100 per cent."

Addressing the criticism of the team culture, she added: "[I'm] obviously down here representing Barbados and everything, so probably not looking to speak too much on that at the moment. But yeah, I definitely would have a chat with her and see how things go."

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