Uganda captain Brian Masaba, who led his country for five years including the ongoing T20 World Cup in the Americas, stepped down from his post after his side could not go beyond the group stage in the global showpiece. (More Cricket News)
Uganda could ma🅷nage just one win against Papua New 🧔Guinea and finished fourth in Group C with two points.
Despite limited opportunities to play international cricket, the 32-year-old right-arm bowler, who could bowl both pace and spin including off-break and leg-break,ꦦ played 63 T20Is taking 24 wickets. He also scored 439 international runs in the shortest format.
At the ongoing T20 World Cup, he took fi𝄹ve wickets including two against the West Indies in a spell of 2/31.
"It's (stepping down) something I have been considering for quite a while now," Masaba said in a speech shared by Uganda Cricket Association on social media.
Masaba, who came through the U-19 ranks, said it was a🍸 privilege for himও to lead the side for the past five years. "It's the biggest honour and privilege in my life to lead my country and also the guys. Not just at the World Cup, but for the last five years."
"There has been a lot of growth for me as an individual and lessons I've learnt about leadership and sacrifice, which will st🐠ay with me for the rest of my life," he added in his farewell speech, a day after arriving back home from the T20 World Cu🌼p.
