Brazilian cricketer Roberta Moretti retires from international cricket

Brazil Women's cricketer Roberta Moretti has announced her retirement from international cricket, calling time on a 13-year-long career. She has played the most T20Is for Brazil, with 1278 runs and 33 wickets in 68 appearances in the shortest format of the game.

Making her debut in 2014, she captained Brazil 33 times before stepping down in 2023. She led Brazil to South American Women's Championship glory twice in three years, also leading them in the Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier in 2021 and 2023.

"It has been a long journey. We had a lot of tears but now I feel the moment is right. Since I started playing cricket in 2013, my dream was to represent the Brazilian national team. When I started playing for Brazil, my dream was to win championships. When we started winning, my dream turned out to be about not just winning but winning with clear values, a purpose and that we could be better people through sport. I have given this game everything, but cricket gave me more" Moretti said in a video on Instagram, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

"It was never only about a sport; it was always about growing as people. I am thrilled with every achievement for Cricket Brazil from the time we were just playing South American tournaments when we needed to sell raffles and pizzas to fundraise and compete to know where we are in an Olympic sport. Every story has a cycle, and every cycle has an ending. Talking to people in the last few months, I have a lot of respect, care and gratitude for everything that cricket has given me and I can say I have made this decision with peace in my heart," she added.

She took over as the president of Cricket Brazil in September 2025, a role she has been juggling with her playing career. After retirement, she will continue in the role. She was also part of the group which was first awarded central contracts by Cricket Brazil in 2020. She retires as one of only two players from Brazil, along with Laura Agatha, to score over 1000 runs in T20 internationals.

"I'll continue to work in cricket on the other side, so that more people have the opportunity I had to wear the Brazil jersey, play the sport they love and become better people and leaders so that they can carry Cricket Brazil with the same pride I carried in my heart for years. The most important thing in all of this is that I leave cricket still loving the game," she said.