Peter Siddle: Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has announced his retirement from all formats. Victoria defeated Western Australia by 34 runs in the final of the Sheffield Shield 2024-25, with Siddle taking 4 wickets for 68 runs in 17.2 overs. With this win, Victoria dashed Western Australia’s dream of a fourth consecutive Sheffield Shield title.

Had a wonderful career

He had a brilliant first class career, in which he took 792 wickets in 231 matches. In Test cricket, he played 67 matches for Australia and took 221 wickets. Apart from this, he also participated in 20 ODIs and 2 T20 Internationals.

Captain Will Sutherland said this

Victoria captain Will Sutherland praised Siddle’s career and said that he would try to persuade him to play next season. Siddle ended his 19-year first-class career by taking 4 wickets in this match.

Siddle had announced at the beginning of the 2024-25 season that this would be his last season. However, seeing his performance this season, the Victoria team management is trying to persuade him to play in the next season. Siddle played a vital role for Victoria in his final match, helping the team shatter Western Australia’s dreams of a fourth consecutive Sheffield Shield title. His performance provided a memorable end to his career.

Debut against India

Peter Siddle made his Test debut against India in Mohali in 2008. Although Australia lost the match, Siddle proved his ability by taking five wickets in his first Test innings. He has also taken the wickets of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar. Apart from this, he has also taken a hat-trick in Test cricket on his birthday. Siddle played Test cricket for Australia till 2019 and took a total of 221 wickets. In ODI cricket, he got a chance to play only 20 matches for Australia, in which he took 17 wickets. At the same time, he took a total of 3 wickets in T20.