Moises Henriques Opts out of Sixers Citing Personal Reasons

Moises Henriques, the captain of the Sydney Sixers, has opted out of the KFC Big Bash League (BBL). The club announced that he is taking a personal leave and will be absent from the squad until further notice.

Henriques, who played the first two matches missed Thursday’s clash against the Strikers which left the winning side without a win from the first three fixtures.

“The Sydney Sixers advise that Moises Henriques will be taking some personal leave from the BBL. He will return when he feels ready to continue in the tournament. Out of respect for Moises’ privacy, the Club will not make any further comment,” the Club said in a statement.

The 30-year-old had a strong finish to the last year’s campaign in which he produced a player-of-the-match display in the Super Over semi-final win against the Brisbane Heat.

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Jordan Silk replaced Henriques on the Sixers side on Thursday, who himself opted out in 2015 citing personal reasons.

Sixers teammate Nic Maddinson is another high-profile player to have recently voluntarily spent some time off the pitch. The left-hander took some time away from the game last summer following his exclusion from the Test side.

“I was a bit mentally drained from that Test experience. Obviously, I was still trying to find a game plan and find my game and I think just the back-to-back games in Big Bash and the travel and how fast-paced it is, I didn’t really have the opportunity to sit back and really think about it or do anything about changing my game at that time,” Maddinson told News Corp in October.

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Maddinson further admitted that you need to take some break as cricket is a mental game.

“Cricket is such a mental game at a professional level and you do become drained and you do need a break,” Maddinson concluded.

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