Better late than never, Cricket Canada inks coach Monty Desai for crucial league encounters

Apart from installing a coach, Khosa confirmed that all-rounder Saad Bin Zafar will lead the squad. The all-rounder has been brilliant with bat and ball in national colours and captained the squad at the World Twenty20 Cup. He was unceremoniously dumped by the CC selectors, but retained his place on the squad. The previous administration that was totally incompetent, to say the least, also treated the next skipper Nicholas Kirton with scant respect.

After announcing that Kirton would lead the Canucks at the World Cup, he was replaced within a few days when the squad arrived in Sri Lanka. A young Dilpreet Bajwa, an excellent batsman but inexperienced at the national level, was handed the skipper’s armband. It was a move that also stunned his teammates. Unfortunately, Bajwa did not live up to expectations and was fingered by the International Cricket Council for match-fixing in the contest versus New Zealand.

His short international career is all but over and hopefully, with Khosa at the helm, he will make sure that his decision to elevate Bin Zafar will be a winner. Bin Zafar was also humiliated when he lost the leadership after the 2024 World Cup but, hopefully, he can expect solid backing as long as Khosa is at the tiller. Check out our sports section for the latest news and analysis.