I'm going to have a crack at picking our best T20 unit. Remember T20 is a completly different format to ODI's, and now we've finally got the depth in our Domestic Leagues, we have a good chance of beating some of the best sides.
Squad of 15
Batters:
Brendon Taylor Gregory Strydom Vusi Sibanda Tatenda Taibu Charles Coventry Greg Lamb Craig Ervine
Bowlers Kyle Jarvis Raymond Price Captain Graeme Cremer Christopher Mpofu Edward Rainsford
On Standby: Gavin Ewing, Stuart Matsikinyeri, Foster Mutizwa and Sean Williams.
I've not included Sean Williams in the squad because i don't think he's suited to T20 cricket. Still, i'm not ruling out that he wouldn't prove me wrong
I think we need to give Jarvis enough time to mature in the domestic structure, we would be in situation were we would juss throw youngsters because they was no one to play as was the case in the noughties . We can give him intertcontinental cup games in Zim A or something . Half baked youngsters will mot do us good , but youngsters realesed at the right time willwork great
Flower power wrote:I think we need to give Jarvis enough time to mature in the domestic structure, we would be in situation were we would juss throw youngsters because they was no one to play as was the case in the noughties . We can give him intertcontinental cup games in Zim A or something . Half baked youngsters will mot do us good , but youngsters realesed at the right time willwork great
Yes i understand where you coming from, but with the lack of pace and potency in the current Zimbabwean bowlign attack....can we really afford to leave him out ?? It's a tough one. But you are right Flower Power, youngsters with experience behind them will do us great servive.
Blignaut has to be talked into representing Zim at least in T20 WC. No doubts about that. He was the best timer of the ball in the whole Stanbic Bank T20.
Willie has to be there to save face if we witness the trademark collapse again.
Cremer misses out as I would like to go for the tried and tested combination of Prosper and Pricey. Yes, may be Pricey as skipper.
1. Hamilton Masakadza
2. Doug Marillier
3. Tatenda Taibu
4. Brendan Taylor
5. Sean Williams
6. Andy Blignaut
7. Elton Chigumbura
8. Prosper Utseya
9. Ray Price
10. Christopher Mpofu
11. Kyle Jarvis
12. Chamu Chibhabha (I will begrudgingly include Chamu due to his performances in the Stanbic T20 even though I don't think he is an international calibre player)
13. Greg Lamb
14. Charles Coventry
15. Edward Rainsford
Neil Johnson, Alistair Campbell, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), Grant Flower, Dave Houghton, Guy Whittall, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Ray Price, Eddo Brandes
