TapsC2 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 6:19 pm
Now this is the only place I could think of posting this because he kind of is a newcomer. Chivanga is 29 next year, is that not too old for a fast bowler who isn't the finished product yet? What on earth has he been doing for the past 10 years? Was he ever in the junior set up? I honestly dont know much about him
I mean. Ngarava is 24 next year. Matugimu is the same age. Chivanga is only 2 years younger that Chatara. Sounds like a 1 serious injury from retirement kind of scenario. Nyauchi is also 29 but he has been in the system for years
I don't think he was in the junior setup, think he must have went to SA quite young. There's been talk about him for the past five years or so, someone spotted him bowling (reportedly) extremely quick in Joburg. He was in the Africa T20 Cup squad a few years ago but didn't play or join up with the squad for whatever reason. He might have been named in an old Zim 'A" squad 4 or 5 years back if I remember, but again not sure if he travelled or played.
Seems he finally decided to come back and give it a crack last year. I wonder if he had ambitions of being a pro in SA or if he was there for other reasons?
He's bowled well at times this year but doesn't appear to have the consistency. Wish we had a speed gun somewhere in the country - as I doubt he's been bowling as quick as people used to report he did. People in SA saying he did north of 145 consistently! But if he did he would surely have got a professional gig in SA.
He'll have to do well this year to break into the national side because as you say, he isn't exactly young. We are blessed (excuse the pun) with a lot of good fast bowlers at the moment. Blessing, Big rich, Nyauchi, Mumba - and with Jongwe/DT/Evans fighting it out for the seamer position too.
