Heather Knight will leave her role as the captain of the England Women’s cricket team after nearly nine years, the England Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Saturday. However, the 34-year-old will be available for England selection. Knight has led the England women’s team 199 times since taking up the captaincy role in 2016. She led the team to a home World Cup victory in 2017 against India and to two other ICC tournament finals. Under her captaincy, England won 134 matches and she sits second on the list of England Women’s all-time most successful captains. She also led the team to a record-breaking run of eight consecutive ODI series wins including defeating Australia during the 2023 home Ashes, in which England also won the IT20 series to draw a thrilling Women’s Ashes that took interest in international women’s cricket to a new level. Story continues below this ad However, on the back of disappointing performances by the team in last year’s T20 World Cup in the UAE and the recent Ashes in Australia, the ECB …