Kevin O’Brien retired from cricket on Tuesday but he didn’t stop. I’ve happened to bump into O’Brien a couple of times this summer and whenever I raised the subject of an interview, he would be enthusiastic but ask to try and fit it in to a schedule that was unrelenting. He was part of the Italy cricket team’s coaching set up which would send him to camps in Uganda and across Europe, he was mentoring cricketers in Estonia and he was developing his own cricket academy. At all times, he retained a hope that he would play once again on…

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Kevin O’Brien: “Every player is entitled to good communication in any line of business. You’ve got to communicate as honestly as possible.”

The career of Kevin O'Brien spanned the golden age of Irish cricket. O'Brien was central to many of the great moments but he feels regret about how he came to a decision to retire from cricket this week.

20th Aug, 2022 - 6 min read

Dion Fanning

Associate Editor

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