New beginning at the age of retirement… This all-rounder will leave Australia and play for Portugal, has also won IPL

Moises Henriques Portugal Team: Former Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques has switched to Portugal for international cricket. Now he will be seen playing international cricket for Portugal. He will play for Portugal in the T20 World Cup Qualifier to be held in August. Interestingly, Moises Henriques was born in Portugal, but later his family settled in Australia.

39 year old Moises Henriques has played in all three formats for Australia. He made his debut for Australia in the year 2009. Moises Henriques has played a total of 44 matches in international cricket in all formats. However, since 2021, he has not been seen on the field in Australia’s jersey.

Responsibility of taking Portugal to the World Cup

The qualifiers for the T20 World Cup to be held in 2028 are going to start from August. Portugal’s journey will begin with the European sub-regional qualifiers in Finland, which is the first stage of the qualification process for the tournament. Australia and New Zealand will jointly host this World Cup. It is believed that Portugal will make Moises Henriques its captain, because he is an experienced player.

Let us tell you that Moises Henriques has completed the three-year ‘stand-down’ period required by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Only after this he became eligible to play for Portugal. Actually, this rule applies to players moving from a full member country to an associate country.

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Moises Henriques career

Former Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques played 24 T20I matches in his international career. During this period, he scored 355 runs with his bat, which included 2 half-centuries. Besides, he also took 7 wickets in his name while bowling in 10 innings. Whereas in ODI, Moises Henriques has played 16 matches, in which he has 117 runs and 8 wickets in his name. Apart from this, in Test cricket, Henriques has scored 164 runs in 4 matches and taken 2 wickets.

Moises Henriques won 11 titles

Moises Henriques has won 11 titles during his career. This includes 11 major titles of Australian domestic cricket, Big Bash League, Indian Premier League and Champions League T20. He won the BBL trophy for Sydney Sixers in the years 2011-12, 2019-20 and 2020-21. After this, he also won the IPL 2016 title for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Alana Henriques won five domestic trophies with New South Wales, including the 2013–14 Sheffield Shield, three One-Day Cup titles and the 2008–09 KFC T20 Big Bash. Henriques has also won the Champions League T20 twice with New South Wales (2009) and Sydney Sixers (2012).

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