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Moises Henriques named Portugal cricket captain, meets Funchal twin Ronaldo
Moises Henriques named Portugal cricket captain, meets Funchal twin Ronaldo
Moises Henriques, 39, who played 44 international matches for Australia from 2009 to 2021, has been named captain of the Portugal men’s cricket team on his debut for the country. The all-rounder,…
The Story in Brief
Moises Henriques, 39, who played 44 international matches for Australia from 2009 to 2021, has been named captain of the Portugal men’s cricket team on his debut for the country. The all-rounder, a five-franchise IPL veteran, was born in Funchal, Madeira, the same city as football star Cristiano Ronaldo. He is eligible for Portugal because he completed the ICC’s three-year stand-down period required for switching from a Full Member to an Associate nation.
Henriques will lead Portugal in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 European Sub Regional Qualifier C in Finland from 14 to 21 August. Portugal are in Group B with Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, and Israel. The group winners will play the top team from Group A for a place in the regional final. Henriques retired from Australian domestic cricket last month after Sydney Sixers did not renew his Big Bash League contract.
The Indian Opinion
Some will frame Moises Henriques’s Portugal captaincy as a gimmick linked to Cristiano Ronaldo’s birthplace. But the man has served a three-year ICC stand-down period and played 44 matches for Australia. What matters is whether his experience can lift an associate side towards the 2026 T20 World Cup. The real test: how many runs and wickets he contributes in Finland this August.
Source: timesnownews.com
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