Obviously the solution is trying our best to create a stable environment, consistent fixtures and a good guaranteed income for players. Again my point is that ZC are going quite well at the moment but it's not easy in a country like this. The problem is bigger than cricket. It's not just cricket that forces people to leave. People in all kinds of industries and jobs do. Cricket - because of the wider national situation - is obviously never going to be able to compete with the English counties not just on salaries but on quality of life too.Rajkumar Sharma wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:13 pmIf they fails to do anytime, some day Zim cricket will struggle for existance. A big example is Kenya cricket.
Whats your solution to save talents running away from Zimbabwe ?
People have been saying we'll 'struggle for existence' and that 'cricket is dying' since 2004 and it just isn't the case on the ground at all right now. The game here has declined and shrunk over the years since then but I reckon it's reached its low point already. I don't see any decline in the last 5+ years really. Growth if anything. Because our national team has been so shit for so long already, I don't think there's a direct link or correlation anymore between national team success and participation on the ground. They have become independent of each other. There's still a lot of (middle class) kids who really want to play cricket and really enjoy it. They always will - it's part of the national culture and heritage. Cricket is still the most 'prestigious' and desirable sport regardless of national team success.
The vast majority from the last U19 generation didn't leave including arguably the most talented players. The white kids are going to leave but it's becoming less of a problem than it was 5-10 years ago now that we seem to be producing a greater number of talented black kids. It doesn't matter as much as it did before tbh. We've still got a lot of talent that stays. Let's work with that and not stress or worry or cry over a few who leave.
As for your suggestion of a 'legal procedure' - there just isn't one. You can't lock people up. People - not just cricketers - leave Zimbabwe. It's been that way for 40 years to an extent. You can't stop people. Equally you can't punish them when they do leave - because there's always a chance they could return.
That's life here. Half of my school friends and part of my family live overseas and it sucks. It makes me sad. None of them are cricketers either.
That's really our best hope if we really want any of them back. Hope they don't settle and get homesick. Of all the dozens of peers I know that have left Zim, a couple do return quite sharpish. I tried to live overseas - Hong Kong for two years and Scotland for six months. Not for me, thanks. Hated it!
