Heather Knight Steps Down As England Women슬롯사이트s Cricket Team Captain After Head Coach Jon Lewis Departure
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Mumbai, March 22: Heather Knight has stepped down as England women's team captain after nearly nine years, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Saturday. The development comes a day after head coach Jon Lewis' departure following their 16-0 drubbing against Australia in the Ashes series. Knight will continue to be available for selection. Knight has captained England 199 times since 2016, including leading the team to a home World Cup victory in 2017 and to two other ICC tournament finals. She oversaw 134 victories as England women captain, second on the list of England women슬롯사이트s all-time most successful captains. Jon Lewis Steps Down As England Women슬롯사이트s Cricket Team Head Coach.
She also led the team to a record-breaking run of eight consecutive ODI series wins including defeating Australia during the 2023 home Ashes, in which England also won the T20I series to draw a thrilling women슬롯사이트s Ashes that took interest in international women슬롯사이트s cricket to a new level.
"However, on the back of disappointing performances by the team in last year슬롯사이트s T20 World Cup in the UAE and the recent Ashes in Australia, the ECB has decided to appoint a new captain to lead the team into a new era. Knight슬롯사이트s successor will be appointed shortly," the ECB said in a statement."
슬롯사이트Captaining my country for the last nine years has been the biggest honour of my life and I will look back on my tenure with an enormous sense of pride. I have loved the challenge of leading the team, but all good things come to an end and it슬롯사이트s time for me to go back into the ranks and focus on being the best batter and teammate that I can be for the team," Knight said. Mark Wood Set to Miss India vs England Test Series 2025 As Star Fast Bowler Gets Sidelined For Four Months With Injury.
슬롯사이트Winning the ICC Women슬롯사이트s World Cup on home turf at Lord슬롯사이트s in 2017 will always be a huge highlight, but being a part of the huge steps forward made in the women슬롯사이트s game off the pitch brings me just as much pride. Thank you to all the players and staff, who have given it everything along the way - especially Mark, Lisa and Jon, three head coaches that I슬롯사이트ve loved working with. The people make the job."
슬롯사이트Thank you to the fans that have supported me and the team through the highs and the lows. Finally, to my friends, family and long-suffering partner Tim, you live the journey with me and I wouldn슬롯사이트t be here without your support. I have loved being England Captain, it's been the most rewarding period of my career, but for now I슬롯사이트m excited to focus on my batting and supporting the team and the new captain in the best way I can," she added.
Knight made her England debut in 2010 and ten years later became the first England men슬롯사이트s or women슬롯사이트s player to score an international century in all three formats of the game. Melbourne Cricket Ground To Host Day-Night Match Between Australia and England To Mark 150 Years of Test Cricket.
Clare Connor, ECB Managing Director, England Women, and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, said, 슬롯사이트Heather has been an outstanding leader as England Women슬롯사이트s Captain. She has led the team by example as a role model off the pitch, and through the runs she has scored on it 슬롯사이트� often in the toughest conditions."
슬롯사이트Heather has enjoyed many highlights as England captain. I particularly remember the century she scored in the Ashes Test at Canberra in 2022 where her individual brilliance nearly helped the team pull off a famous win. It was an innings of great skill and great heart."
슬롯사이트She led the team brilliantly to win a World Cup on home turf, creating memories we will never forget. That magical day at Lord슬롯사이트s acted as a catalyst for so much of the growth we have seen for women슬롯사이트s and girls슬롯사이트� cricket in the years since."
슬롯사이트Heather is passionate about inspiring young girls to play cricket and to playing her part in making our sport gender-balanced. She is a powerful role model to young professional female players and to recreational players alike. Having started her England career as an amateur, she has always understood the important connection between the England team and the grassroots game.슬롯사이트�
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