Domestic T20 series, 2017/18 season

[CrimsonAvenger]

Build up to the domestic T20 series announced by ZC yesterday. Starting 15th September. Anyone with more news, please share here.

[TapsC]

www.herald.co.zw/t20-season-opens-soon/

Looks like they are much more organized this time round. Time will tell if they keep their word about releasing all the fixture lists and sticking to them as we have been down this road before.

[sloandog]

'Roars into life..' fuck this saying off

[jimbo]

Makoni should check where the word. 'Nitty gritty' was derived from. He wouldn't use it then

[pariah]

Makoni as Head of Cricekt Affairs is respnsible for the A/XI/Select Team, Domestic Cricket (Logan Cup, 50 over and T20), Rising Stars, u19 etc. Including umpires etc. Plus ZC expanded to clubs as well.

Makoni remains by far the most powerful cricekt figure in Zimbabwe, yet some people will continue to point to that ICC Pakistani appointment. Years from now they will deny Makoni was responsible for any positive development too, but maybe point to him if it's negative. Such are the contradictions in Zimbabwe.

I asked a question why is Makoni still part of the powers that be in ZC if it was truly liberated, but no one had an answer.

So again it's a case of tradde-offs.

That ICC guy only has control over the national team. Period!

And what has he done?
1. Spent money touring Europe in preparation for a tour to the sub continent
2. Spent time, money and efforts towards hosting a qualifying tournament in Africa, for a tournament proper to be played in England's conditions instead. (If Zimbabwe do qualify, England will look to pay Zimbabwe off participating, and Zimbabwe will take the money. Had IRE and SCO hosted the qualifier, and Zimbabwe qualified, morally, ECB would struggle to argue otherwise, and Zimbabwe will participate.)
3. He is looking to spend money on long-term contracts for players who WILL DEFINITELY NOT live up to what is expected.
4. Burnt bridges with India (BCCI). Expected, since he's a Pakistani; however,
5. ...tours hosting SL and WI last year (Test and Tri-Series), plus touring SL this year, cost ZC quite a lot. WI later this year will cost quite a bit too. More cricket is good, but it's at a cost. Not even the "bribe or surplus" from ICC can cover this.

Things are building up nicely. It will hit the fan hard

[watermelon]

Makoni as Head of Cricekt Affairs is respnsible for the A/XI/Select Team, Domestic Cricket (Logan Cup, 50 over and T20), Rising Stars, u19 etc. Including umpires etc. Plus ZC expanded to clubs as well.

Makoni remains by far the most powerful cricekt figure in Zimbabwe, yet some people will continue to point to that ICC Pakistani appointment. Years from now they will deny Makoni was responsible for any positive development too, but maybe point to him if it's negative. Such are the contradictions in Zimbabwe.

I asked a question why is Makoni still part of the powers that be in ZC if it was truly liberated, but no one had an answer.

So again it's a case of tradde-offs.

That ICC guy only has control over the national team. Period!

And what has he done?
1. Spent money touring Europe in preparation for a tour to the sub continent
2. Spent time, money and efforts towards hosting a qualifying tournament in Africa, for a tournament proper to be played in England's conditions instead. (If Zimbabwe do qualify, England will look to pay Zimbabwe off participating, and Zimbabwe will take the money. Had IRE and SCO hosted the qualifier, and Zimbabwe qualified, morally, ECB would struggle to argue otherwise, and Zimbabwe will participate.)
3. He is looking to spend money on long-term contracts for players who WILL DEFINITELY NOT live up to what is expected.
4. Burnt bridges with India (BCCI). Expected, since he's a Pakistani; however,
5. ...tours hosting SL and WI last year (Test and Tri-Series), plus touring SL this year, cost ZC quite a lot. WI later this year will cost quite a bit too. More cricket is good, but it's at a cost. Not even the "bribe or surplus" from ICC can cover this.

Things are building up nicely. It will hit the fan hard

watermelon here,

Mr pariah is correct, why do we need this Pakistani match-fixer running things? Makoni is very transparent and easy to deal with - you just give him some money under the table and he will get things done - African style! None of this red-tape and oversight, just slip him some money and everything will be looked after.

-watermelon.

[Black Mamba]

Should have included Zimbabwe Rising Academy and one foreign team.

[CrimsonAvenger]

ZC gave clearance to 9 top players to appear in the Afghan T20 league: http://www.chronicle.co.zw/zc-clears-9- ... ghanistan/

and cancelled its own T20 league planned from 15th September: https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/20 ... -cancelled

Players who are travelling to Afghanistan:

Hamilton Masakadza, Solomon Mire, Sikandar Raza, Vusi Sibanda, Elton Chigumbura, Richard Ngarava, Ryan Burl, Richmond Mutumbami and Sean Williams.

[eugene]

So these guys will happily play in Kabul but not Kwekwe?

[tawac]

How can you just cancel a whole tournament just like that.