Portugal have found a new captain for their cricket team, and it is a name cricket fans will be familiar with. Moises Henriques, who has featured in all three formats for Australia and has also played in the Indian Premier League, will be leading the Portuguese team in their bid to qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time.
On Tuesday, the Portuguese Cricket Federation announced the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier C, with Henriques named as the leader of the pack. Notably, Henriques was born in Madeira — the hometown of another Portuguese national team captain, Cristiano Ronaldo — before his family moved to Australia when he was still a child.
Henriques represented Australia in 24 T20Is, 16 ODIs and four Tests. His last international appearance was in August 2021, at a T20I match against Bangladesh. He made the switch to represent Portugal in June, having already served a three-year cool-off period necessary whilst making the transition from a full-member nation to an associate.