Is another retirement coming in Test cricket after Rohit-Kohli? This player dropped from playing XI for the first time in 12 years

Nathan lyon dropped from Australia Playing XI: Recently, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket during IPL 2025. But now there is talk of another player retiring. He is a 37 -year -old Australian player named Nathan Leone. Actually, Leon has been dropped from Australia’s playing XI after 12 years. After which the discussions of his retirement have intensified.

Let us tell you that Australia is currently on a tour of West Indies. Where a three -Test series is being played between the two. In the third match of this Test series, Nathan Leon has been excluded from Australia’s playing XI. This is the first time in 12 years when he has to sit out of the playing XI under a strategy instead of performance.

Why is Nathan Leone out of playing XI?

The third match of this three-match Test series is a day-night Test match. Captain Pat Cummins said during the toss, “This is a pink ball test and the circumstances are slightly different from the normal match.” Reacting to the team’s decision, national selector Tony Dodemade clarified that the decision was completely based on data and described it as a “once” decision.

Dodmide said, “Nathan Lion is disappointed because he wants to play every match. He is a true team player and has the ability to contribute to every situation. But this time we realized that it would be better to go with pace attack.” He also clarified that the decision has not been taken due to Lion’s performance.

Nathan Leone’s test figures

Nathan Leone has played a total of 139 Test matches in his Test career so far. He has played 259 innings in these 139 Tests. Leon has taken a total of 562 wickets from an economy of 2.94 in 259 innings.