Andrew Flintoff can become the new coach of England: Gautam Gambhir, the new coach of the Indian team, will start his tenure with the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Gambhir is working with a national team for the first time. Now a veteran player who has played with Gambhir is also in the race to become the coach of another team. This player was one of the best all-rounders of his time. He has died in a car accident.
There has been a discussion going on for a long time about the post of coach of the England cricket team. It is believed that in view of the poor performance of the team in the ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024, the team may get a new coach in the near future. Currently, Matthew Mott is the head coach of the England team in white ball cricket. He was given the responsibility as coach in the year 2022. Mott's contract was for four years. Of which years have expired. Now the name of former England captain Andrew Flintoff is leading in the race to become the new head coach of the team.
Andrew Flintoff's illustrious career
Andrew Flintoff is considered one of England's best all-rounders. He played 79 Tests and 141 ODIs for England. In 2009, Flintoff retired from international cricket. During his career, he scored 3845 runs and took 226 wickets in Tests. Also, he scored 3394 runs and took 169 wickets in ODIs. Apart from this, Flintoff played 7 T20 matches for England, scoring 76 runs and taking 5 wickets. During his illustrious career, he has been in the headlines due to many controversies due to his game and behavior.