Wright, whose hard-hitting and canny medium-pace made him one of T20 cricket’s earliest pioneers in England, spoke about the impact of playing franchise cricket overseas, and how it helped him rapidly develop as a player.

“If I had been able to have the experience with these franchises and different leagues before playing for England, which a lot of the players are doing either during or before, now, is such an advantage,” Wright said.

“When I went to Pune, you got Yuvraj [Singh], [Aaron] Finch, Angelo Mathews, [Ross] Taylor, you can reel off all these names, and you just stood there in the nets, learning how they go about it, asking questions, they’re giving you tips, and that was just huge for me as a learning curve, and you’re then playing in different conditions. In terms of learning, it’s the best. It’s under pressure, you’re there as an overseas player, people expect you to perform, but you are learning.

“I think, I became a far better player probably when I was 27, 28 because of those experiences than at times when I was playing for England.”