The Zimbabwean (Rhodesian) team that played in the Currie cup must have been really good mixing it up with the Transvaals and what not. The Ugandas of this world seems to be taking the game seriously and are definitely the up. That cant be a bad thing.
Uganda had a clean sweep of their Challenge League matches recently. They even beat an 'Italy' side (Not seen old Lanzoni on here for a while) consisting of the likes of Joe Burns (former Australian test opener), Gareth Berg and Grant Stewart (20 years of County experience between them), Ben Manenti (Big Bash), and several other Aussie First Grade/English Minor Counties players.
Uganda a serious team on the up, they will surpass us soon enough and we'll be down to being the 4th best team in Africa.
Countries like Nigeria and Rwanda seem to have a serious setup too. It'll probably taken them another 5-10 years or so but they'll be competitive with us one day.
It's all good for cricket as a whole but disastrous for us. I can't see a future post-2027 for us.
In 2028 we will probably watching a top three of Tanu Makoni, Tashinga Makoni and Takudzwa Makoni facing off against Togo, St Helena, Comoros and Chad in the Africa T10 Sub-Sub-Sub Regional Qualifier hosted at Vic Falls Stadium and struggling to progress to the next round.
Dave Mutendera will still be convenor of selectors Sitting sipping green label with Makoni Sr on the Vic Falls hotel balcony, promising us another 'root and branch review' to ensure we qualify next time in 2032 instead Zolsky will blame our non-qualification on Alistair Campbell not scoring a 50 in his first 10 games 30 years ago, whilst Larry Kwirirayi will be tweeting defending 38-year-old Faraz Akram's continued selection.
Taking from sports like rudgy which was down and out a few years ago. Zimbabwe seems to be on the up again. Like cricket rudgy has a solid school base. The step above that is where the gap is. Much like cricket. In as much as administrative issues play their part. Zimbabwe loses quite a bit of talent mainly because no one really wants to stay in Zimbabwe. Anyone who has a better option takes it. Will Zimbabwe cricket survive yes Zimbabwe always does. In a better economy things could be soo different for us.
CHRISTOPHER MPOFU: 'The problem was fear of failure. I used to think that when I played, if I didn't do well in one game, I would lose my place for the next one but now I've let go of that'
By 2028 Wessly Madhevere will be pushing 30 years old and averaging less than 15 but still a shoe-in at number 4 across formats because he 'needs time'.
Meanwhile Nick Welch and Johnathan Campbell will have domestic averages of 40+ but will still be turning out for Thursday morning Pro50 games in Masvingo because Zolsky thinks they still need another full season to prove themselves
Zimdan/Sson will have passed away from a coronary.
Chigumbura will be on his 11th incarnation of his Academy after the 10th recently went bankrupt, much like the first nine attempts.
Yeah a better economy would certainly help sport sponsorship in general. Cricket has no excuse though, we get a chunk of cash. If there was more confidence in admin we'd get a lot more sponsorship than we do. Put aside the Croco motors scam
Rugby we will never be really competitive on the really big stage because genetically we can't compete with the giants, but for sure it's on the up. They're getting sponsorship, but nothing like the money in other big countries. An Aussie (Zim) has joined us at centre.
Odzi (tiny farming community near Mutare) of about 40 farmers back in the day produced 9 Springbok rugby and cricket players in the space of about 15 years. It's where the Currans hail from.
Per capita the greatest sporting community the world has ever seen. It's a record that will stand for eternity.
The Zimbabwean (Rhodesian) team that played in the Currie cup must have been really good mixing it up with the Transvaals and what not. The Ugandas of this world seems to be taking the game seriously and are definitely the up. That cant be a bad thing.
Sitting sipping green label with Makoni Sr on the Vic Falls hotel balcony, promising us another 'root and branch review' to ensure we qualify next time in 2032 instead 