By Trevor Makonyonga
The Zimbabwe national cricket team, The Chevrons, has been called to camp as they prepare for a potential tour to Pakistan from October 3 to November this year.
Twenty five man have been called up for the three one day international (ODI) matches and three Twenty-20 (T20) matches as well and training is set to commence on Tuesday, September 22.
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) released a statement updating on this development.
The cricket body said, “The October-November tour will see the two sides facing off in three one-day international (ODI) matches and as many Twenty-20 international (T20I) games.”
The team will see a mixture of seasoned players and quite a number of newcomers.
ZC said, “Apart from limited-overs captain Chamu Chibhabha and other experienced campaigners such as Brendan Taylor, Craig Ervine, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams and Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwe’s provisional squad for the tour also includes young talent in the form of ex-Under-19 stars Wesley Madhevere, Richard Ngarava, Brandon Mavuta and the yet-to-be-capped Milton Shumba.”
The team also sees the recall of Luke Jongwe who missed on national team call ups in the past two years.
“Faraz Akram is the other uncapped player getting a look-in, while Luke Jongwe as well as Peter Moor, Tendai Chisoro and Wellington Masakadza have bounced back in contention for places in the final travelling squad.vis and Ryan Burl has fully recovered from injuries that ruled them out of Zimbabwe’s last international action earlier this year to make it for the training camp.” ZC said.
The ODI series in Pakistan which will be part of the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup Super League is pencilled in for 30 October and 1 and 3 November.
The T20I matches are scheduled for 7, 8 and 10 November.
Zimbabwe Training Team:
Faraz Akram, Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Brian Chari, Tendai Chatara, Chamu Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura, Tendai Chisoro, Craig Ervine, Kyle Jarvis, Luke Jongwe, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Wesley Madhevere, Timycen Maruma, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Peter Moor, Carl Mumba, Richmond Mutumbami, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tiripano, Sean Williams.
