Nilesh23 wrote:Hey guys , i am supporter of Zim Cricket. Could you please tell me why Doug Marillier and Blignaught is not Considered?
I remember Doug playing speciality shot above keeper in match against India. Blignaught always looked a high class allrounder. What about Friend.
I also find that everyone from different countries are actually suggesting sean Ervine to play for Zim. Is there any way we can support like foroum and advise Sean to play.
I am sure if he plays great international cricket he can get IPL contracts and make more money than counties. All Zim players playing in county must be pushed to play for Zim by public demand. Wondering if there is any foroum to put the public demand to the ears of these cricketers.? I hope all of them play for Zim for World cup.
Welcome to the forum mate, i'll do my best to answer some of your questions :)
Andy Blignaut made a brief return to Zimbabwean first class cricket, and eventually international cricket a few months back. Since then nobody has had any news degarding his where abouts or what his intentions are. We suspect that he's returned to his business that he built up while not playing for Zimbabwe between 2005 and 2010. If he does return, great ! But if he has no intentions of playing again, then we need to move and and focus on our current crop of talented allrounders i.e Keegan Meth, Timcen Maauma, Shingrai Mazakadza, Nathan Waller etc.
Dougie Marrillier is another player who made a brief retun last year in the T20 competition. I think he scored 70 odd in one of the games, but failed to add any other meaningful contributions in any of the other games. He hasn't returned this year as of yet (he may return for the T20 tournamnet later on in the season, but i doupt it.) I've heard from some friends that he's taken up coaching in Zimbabwes schools. This is news news to everybody i'm sure, but i myself have only just been told.
Travis Friend may well return. He's still only a relativley young guy and, like Blignaut did, could really contibute with both bat and ball for Zimbabwe in ODI and Test Match cricket. He's currently training to be a pilot and is playing english club cricket. I'm not too sure who for though, sorry :x
Sean Ervine there's a huge question mark hanging over this mans head. Will he commit to Zimbabwe, or will he stay at Hampshire. His contract has officially ran out, and i've heard no news of him signing a new one. He, like many, made a return to first class cricket last year and had some success. According to sky sports commentators he had told them that "things are really looking up back home, and i really enjoyed my time back there". I remember this quote because it filled me with hope that we may see him in a Zimbabwean shirt again. :)
Hope this has answered some of your questions mate, but in regards to a support forum for Ervine, you'll have to address the administrators. BRM and Maehara'll help you out there :D