Kavya Maran has also purchased the Northern Superchargers team in The Hundred, but now the team's head coach, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, has suddenly left the team. Interestingly, even though his salary was increased, he felt the pay was insufficient. Flintoff revealed in a podcast that he will not coach the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred next season. Flintoff alleged that the franchise's new owners did not value him. Flintoff said that he rejected the new offer from the team's new owners and the Sun Group.

If Flintoff's salary was increased, why did he leave the team?

Speaking on the Beard Before Wicket podcast, Flintoff said, "I don't really do this for the money, but I deserve more than a quarter of the salary of other head coaches." The 47-year-old Flintoff said that he was unhappy with the new team management's attitude, and that he did not receive the value he deserved.

Flintoff was offered a higher salary, but…

The Sun Group, owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20, has responded to Flintoff's departure. The Sun Group stated that Flintoff was offered a salary increase, but they respect his decision. "We discussed this with Freddie and made him an offer that was higher than his current salary at Northern Superchargers. Although we would have liked to have him with the team, we respect his decision," the Sun Group said. Flintoff says he has transformed the Superchargers into a better team. The team used to struggle, but now they are a major contender for the playoffs, so it's disappointing to see him leave.