Widely regarded as the greatest Kenyan cricketer ever, Tikolo has scored the most runs and taken the second most wickets for the team in One Day Internationals.
Tikolo has coached a number of international teams since the conclusion of his playing career, including Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Tanzania.
Tikolo has previously represented Border in South African domestic cricket and has also spent time playing in England and Bangladesh.
[3] Tikolo went on to play a couple more impressive innings in the World Cup, top scoring for his side with 29 in their historic victory over the West Indies at Pune[4] and 96 against Sri Lanka at Kandy.
After a poor 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, Tikolo quit as captain and instead led a players' strike in protest against internal politics.
[8] In August 2010, months after walking out on the team and indicating he would not play international cricket again, Tikolo announced his availability for the 2011 World Cup.
[15] In October 2022, Tikolo was unveiled as the new head coach and high performance manager of the Nigeria national cricket team.