Andrew Flintoff has walked away from his function as Northern Superchargers head coach, suggesting the crew’s new Indian homeowners made him really feel undervalued.
Flintoff, who stays one of many greatest stars in English cricket, led the Headingley-based Hundred franchise within the final two editions of the event however is not going to be concerned subsequent 12 months.
The previous England captain revealed the information on the Beard Earlier than Wicket podcast, co-hosted by Superchargers spinner Adil Rashid, indicating he would have favored to remain on after overseeing a third-placed end this 12 months.
However he claimed conversations with the Solar Group, which have purchased the total 100 per cent stake in Superchargers as a part of the inflow of recent buyers into the competitors, shortly broke down.
“Unfortunately I’m not going to do it, which is sad,” he mentioned.
“The previous two years I felt we have been constructing one thing very nice and I would have liked to see it by means of.
“We have new homeowners, I spoke to them. They phoned up, they mentioned they wished us to do it, so I mentioned: ‘Yeah, superb. Make us a suggestion’.
“I genuinely do not do it for the cash, though it is good, however I believe I am value (extra) than simply over 1 / 4 of the (wage of) different head coaches.
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Highlights of the lads’s Hundred eliminator between Trent Rockets and Northern Superchargers, which was deserted after 80 balls resulting from rain.
“The money was one thing so I’m not quite sure they wanted me anyway, but then you also want to feel valued. I said, ‘this isn’t going to work for me’ and they weren’t going to move on it.”
Rashid, one of many crew’s marquee gamers, responded by telling Flintoff: “You’ll be missed. I wasn’t expecting that.”
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Highlights of Northern Superchargers’ win over Southern Courageous within the girls’s Hundred remaining at Lord’s.,
Flintoff, who can also be head coach of England Lions, might effectively be of curiosity to different Hundred groups as the brand new affect behind the scenes begins to be felt. London Spirit have already lured Andy Flower away from Trent Rockets and additional personnel modifications are probably.
Superchargers, in the meantime, are set to vary their identify to include the Sunrisers branding of their IPL and SA20 stablemates.
