Andrew Flintoff has walked away from his role as Northern Superchargers head coach, suggesting the team’s new Indian owners made him feel undervalued.

Flintoff, who remains one of the biggest stars in English cricket, led the Headingley-based Hundred franchise in the last two editions of the tournament but will not be involved next year.

The former England captain revealed the news on the Beard Before Wicket podcast, co-hosted by Superchargers spinner Adil Rashid, indicating he would have liked to stay on after overseeing a third-placed finish this year.

But he claimed conversations with the Sun Group, which have bought the full 100 per cent stake in Superchargers as part of the influx of new investors into the competition, quickly broke down.

“Unfortunately I’m not going to do

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