For those that are interested, I see you can buy the Ihsan Zimbabwe kit online from them (top and trousers). They make them in Sialkot, Pakistan I think.
I want to get some shirts for myself and my friend.
https://ihsansports.com/t-shirts
Shipping is like 45 USD per item internationally :oops:
Anyone live in Pakistan, can you help me out? Is this a fair rate?
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Zimco wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:33 pm
For those that are interested, I see you can buy the Ihsan Zimbabwe kit online from them (top and trousers). They make them in Sialkot, Pakistan I think.
I want to get some shirts for myself and my friend.
https://ihsansports.com/t-shirts
Shipping is like 45 USD per item internationally :oops:
Anyone live in Pakistan, can you help me out? Is this a fair rate?
$45 shipping is crazy, the shirt itself is only about $30USD if I've done my maths right?
It would probably be cheaper to try and get one from Zim and shipped out from here for you. Maybe someone can help with any retailers here or direct ZC contact details etc. Absolute Sports in Samy Levy's Village used to sell the kit but I don't know if thats still the case.
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The shirt is 13.2 USD and the pants are 7.2 USD so they are pretty cheap.
My friend loves muzarabani haha (we all do)
My friend loves muzarabani haha (we all do)
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Not my favourite kit they've produced to be perfectly honest
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It’s no 1996 Australian tri series quality.
I’d recommend waiting for a better shirt to arrive. I haven’t been impressed with zim shirts of late.
I think if they want to stick with yellow and red (and ditch green and black) then they need to modify the colours to old gold and dark red. Maybe even silver
Hard to describe but something closer to these random jerseys from google
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I’d recommend waiting for a better shirt to arrive. I haven’t been impressed with zim shirts of late.
I think if they want to stick with yellow and red (and ditch green and black) then they need to modify the colours to old gold and dark red. Maybe even silver
Hard to describe but something closer to these random jerseys from google
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Maybe this is a better rep of my thoughts:
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I'm not a fan of the current kit by a long way, but yellow is part our colours, not gold.
Would be happy to see us go to a more red kit with some green in them and the black or yellow playing less of a role in the kit.
Would be happy to see us go to a more red kit with some green in them and the black or yellow playing less of a role in the kit.
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Warning: it might be a dodgy website. I believe this is the correct Ihsan website
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I still went through and ordered a Zim shirt on 25 April just to see what would happen. It was all a bit dodgy from the lack of size selection to the payment process. As of today, there's no sign that anything is happening with my order. Could be pandemic related or a straight out scam so we'll see.
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I still went through and ordered a Zim shirt on 25 April just to see what would happen. It was all a bit dodgy from the lack of size selection to the payment process. As of today, there's no sign that anything is happening with my order. Could be pandemic related or a straight out scam so we'll see.
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Zimco wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:52 pm
The shirt is 13.2 USD and the pants are 7.2 USD so they are pretty cheap.
My friend loves muzarabani haha (we all do)
that's actual cost. At Factory outlets will be even cheaper, with discount of 7 USD.
Issue would be of shipping in pandemic. With heavy shipping charges.
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The world cup qualifiers strip was the best ever imo. This current one really looks pathetic.
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CholeZimbo wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 8:16 am
The world cup qualifiers strip was the best ever imo. This current one really looks pathetic.
It was definitely our best of late, but i think our best ever were early 00's. Some of the 90's stuff was iconic too. The 99 WC one was stunning too.
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Yeah I remember buying my first ever one around 2001/02 for Z$1000 from Bata. the 2010 sponsored by CBZ was also decent. This current one is a tad embarrassing actually.
ZC needs to improve their branding and accessibility of these kits and stuff etc, have official per season launches too including the franchises. This can bring some revenue and also some colour on match days when fans are back. Tired of seeing fans wearing formal work shirts and shoes at matches 😂
ZC needs to improve their branding and accessibility of these kits and stuff etc, have official per season launches too including the franchises. This can bring some revenue and also some colour on match days when fans are back. Tired of seeing fans wearing formal work shirts and shoes at matches 😂
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CholeZimbo wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 8:56 am
Yeah I remember buying my first ever one around 2001/02 for Z$1000 from Bata. the 2010 sponsored by CBZ was also decent. This current one is a tad embarrassing actually.
ZC needs to improve their branding and accessibility of these kits and stuff etc, have official per season launches too including the franchises. This can bring some revenue and also some colour on match days when fans are back. Tired of seeing fans wearing formal work shirts and shoes at matches 😂
I agree! I think the franchises have lost their way a bit and the branding is quite poor. Obviously there’s no money to do it but I almost think rebranding and relaunching the franchises would be good. Name them after cities and people would associate more with them - Harare Capitals, Bulawayo Buffalo, Masvingo Leopards, Mutare Lions , KweKwe Rhinos. Bright new kits and logos, an active social media presence for each and fan initiatives.
At the moment no one is really interested in the franchises and very few are very passionate or attached to one.
We can dream, hey?!
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 9:38 am
CholeZimbo wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 8:56 am
Yeah I remember buying my first ever one around 2001/02 for Z$1000 from Bata. the 2010 sponsored by CBZ was also decent. This current one is a tad embarrassing actually.
ZC needs to improve their branding and accessibility of these kits and stuff etc, have official per season launches too including the franchises. This can bring some revenue and also some colour on match days when fans are back. Tired of seeing fans wearing formal work shirts and shoes at matches 😂
I agree! I think the franchises have lost their way a bit and the branding is quite poor. Obviously there’s no money to do it but I almost think rebranding and relaunching the franchises would be good. Name them after cities and people would associate more with them - Harare Capitals, Bulawayo Buffalo, Masvingo Leopards, Mutare Lions , KweKwe Rhinos. Bright new kits and logos, an active social media presence for each and fan initiatives.
At the moment no one is really interested in the franchises and very few are very passionate or attached to one.
We can dream, hey?!
Bulawayo 🐃 🤣
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 9:38 am
CholeZimbo wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 8:56 am
Yeah I remember buying my first ever one around 2001/02 for Z$1000 from Bata. the 2010 sponsored by CBZ was also decent. This current one is a tad embarrassing actually.
ZC needs to improve their branding and accessibility of these kits and stuff etc, have official per season launches too including the franchises. This can bring some revenue and also some colour on match days when fans are back. Tired of seeing fans wearing formal work shirts and shoes at matches 😂
I agree! I think the franchises have lost their way a bit and the branding is quite poor. Obviously there’s no money to do it but I almost think rebranding and relaunching the franchises would be good. Name them after cities and people would associate more with them - Harare Capitals, Bulawayo Buffalo, Masvingo Leopards, Mutare Lions , KweKwe Rhinos. Bright new kits and logos, an active social media presence for each and fan initiatives.
At the moment no one is really interested in the franchises and very few are very passionate or attached to one.
We can dream, hey?!
Not too sure about the names though 😂 But yeah ZC really need a branding specialist with international exposure, the Instagram page has really improved. I don't think cricket can be mass marketed in Zim. it is an elite sport with a generally up market following. the marketing and branding should target this group especially when it comes to sales of replicas etc. Make it cool for the upper middle class and top class to be associated with Zim cricket by being in their faces. In South Africa unlike in Asia, 80% of the fans at the ground have limited cricket knowledge but it is just cool to be there and wear the green and gold. Target private schools across the country etc for brand awareness, then all of a sudden kids are posting in Zim shirts at the cricket. Like how that Cottco rugby event was the coolest thing in the Zim sports calendar a few years back surely ZC can get their brand back with the right brains.
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Bulawayo b*****ds? Harare Looters? Masvingo Matchfixers? Mutare Mercenaries? KweKwe Corruptors? 😂 😂 😂
Yeah I think I need to rethink the names hahaha.
But I agree - a lot of people still very passionately follow the national team but theres little interest or connect with the franchises. Would be good to see some fan initiatives to build some allegiance. I suppose funding remains the issue sadly.
Yeah I think I need to rethink the names hahaha.
But I agree - a lot of people still very passionately follow the national team but theres little interest or connect with the franchises. Would be good to see some fan initiatives to build some allegiance. I suppose funding remains the issue sadly.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 10:24 am
Bulawayo b*****ds? Harare Looters? Masvingo Matchfixers? Mutare Mercenaries? KweKwe Corruptors? 😂 😂 😂
Yeah I think I need to rethink the names hahaha.
But I agree - a lot of people still very passionately follow the national team but theres little interest or connect with the franchises. Would be good to see some fan initiatives to build some allegiance. I suppose funding remains the issue sadly.
Harare Hoodrats or hoodlums wouldve fit your alliteration more!
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considering i made this joke jersey for me and a couple friends in about 20 minutes (including designing the logo) i really dont understand why Zimbabwe settles for such woeful jerseys. As an avid kit collector (i know its sad) the 90s Zimbabwean kits are amongst my faves and i adore the 99 world cup kit, but the stuff theyve produced of recent years is embarrassing if im honest, has no character to it.
Heck even my old Midlands cricket association jersey (which i cant work out the year of) is a better looking kit than the current zim one.
Talking of that if anyone has any old Zim kits for sale id be interested in them
considering i made this joke jersey for me and a couple friends in about 20 minutes (including designing the logo) i really dont understand why Zimbabwe settles for such woeful jerseys. As an avid kit collector (i know its sad) the 90s Zimbabwean kits are amongst my faves and i adore the 99 world cup kit, but the stuff theyve produced of recent years is embarrassing if im honest, has no character to it.
Heck even my old Midlands cricket association jersey (which i cant work out the year of) is a better looking kit than the current zim one.
Talking of that if anyone has any old Zim kits for sale id be interested in them
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The one common denominator for mine is all our red and yellow jerseys are the worst.
A few years ago in Sydney there was a controversy when the A league (Australia’s soccer comp) introduced a team with an almost identical colour combo to the North Sydney bears NRL team, a fairly popular heritage club which was banished from the league due to politics and finances,
It caused an uproar as the new west Sydney soccer team was accused of being slightly disrespectful to Sydney (remember that Sydney is Rugby League obsessed) and it was touchy as the bears were looking at ways to return to the top comp.
But anyway, the reason I bring this up is the new Sydney team defended themselves by saying they embarked on a worldwide market research campaign to choose their colours, western Sydney is huge so they were backed to the hilt with funding, and that the colour scheme most popular worldwide with all age groups was black and red and this is why they took the colour scheme. Nothing to do with the bears.
So if black and red is the most popular base colour combo, and we have had some great black and red based zim designs in the past, why did we move away from these beautiful kits that habe t
the best resonation worldwide for sporting colours?
No other cricket nation (maybe HK?) adopts the red and black combo,
So if Zimbabwe are fair Dinkum in trying to look good and make a bit of retail coin with the shirts, why aren’t we looking at capitalising before someone else does?
https://youtu.be/vAA8LQ8Q7FI
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How good nostalgia is watching that?
Cricket has lost a little of its prestige.
A few years ago in Sydney there was a controversy when the A league (Australia’s soccer comp) introduced a team with an almost identical colour combo to the North Sydney bears NRL team, a fairly popular heritage club which was banished from the league due to politics and finances,
It caused an uproar as the new west Sydney soccer team was accused of being slightly disrespectful to Sydney (remember that Sydney is Rugby League obsessed) and it was touchy as the bears were looking at ways to return to the top comp.
But anyway, the reason I bring this up is the new Sydney team defended themselves by saying they embarked on a worldwide market research campaign to choose their colours, western Sydney is huge so they were backed to the hilt with funding, and that the colour scheme most popular worldwide with all age groups was black and red and this is why they took the colour scheme. Nothing to do with the bears.
So if black and red is the most popular base colour combo, and we have had some great black and red based zim designs in the past, why did we move away from these beautiful kits that habe t
the best resonation worldwide for sporting colours?
No other cricket nation (maybe HK?) adopts the red and black combo,
So if Zimbabwe are fair Dinkum in trying to look good and make a bit of retail coin with the shirts, why aren’t we looking at capitalising before someone else does?
https://youtu.be/vAA8LQ8Q7FI
Ps.
How good nostalgia is watching that?
Cricket has lost a little of its prestige.
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