The Zimbabwe national cricket team,also known as Chevrons represents Zimbabwe in men's international cricket and is administered by Zimbabwe Cricket. Zimbabwe has been a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1992. As of March,2022,Zimbabwe is currently ranked 10th in Tests,13th in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 11th in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) by the ICC.
Saeed Anwar is a Pakistani former cricketer and a former captain for Tests and ODIs. An opening batsman and occasional slow left arm orthodox bowler,Anwar played international cricket between 1989 and 2003. Considered one of greatest opening batsmen Pakistan has ever produced,Anwar has scored twenty centuries in ODIs,more than any other Pakistani batsmen in this format. He played 55 Test matches,scoring 4052 runs with eleven centuries,average 45.52. In 247 One Day Internationals (ODIs) he made 8824 runs at an average of 39.21. Anwar is credited for being one of the most stylish batsmen of 1990s alongside Mark Waugh,Damien Martyn and Sourav Ganguly. His timing,elegance and placement of cricket shots are widely admired by cricket fans.
Tatenda Taibu is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He is a wicket-keeper-batsman. From 6 May 2004 to 5 September 2019,he held the record for being the youngest test captain in history when he captained his team against Sri Lanka until Rashid Khan of Afghanistan claimed the record.
Mohammad Ashraful is a Bangladeshi cricketer,who has represented the Bangladesh national cricket team in all formats of the game and a former captain of all formats. A top-order batsman with a penchant for flashy stroke-play,he was also selected to represent the ACC Asia XI ODI side. Ashraful became the youngest cricketer to make a hundred in test cricket when he was less than 17 years old in 2001,his debut test against Sri Lanka.
Mohamed Farveez Maharoof,or Farveez Maharoof,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,who played in Tests and ODIs. He first made his impression in the 2004 U19 World Cup in which he captained the Sri Lankan team. He enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College,with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20. An all-rounder,he made his Test debut in 2004.
Geoffrey Robert Marsh is a former Australian cricketer,coach and selector. He played 50 Test matches and 117 One Day Internationals for Australia as an opening batsman. As the coach of Australia he was in charge when Australia won the 1999 Cricket World Cup in England. He later coached Zimbabwe (2001–2004) and Sri Lanka (2011–12).
David Laud Houghton is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former cricketer. He is the first test captain of Zimbabwe.
The Indian cricket team toured Zimbabwe for cricket matches in August and September 2005. The Indians played in the Videocon Tri-Series in Zimbabwe,winning three of five matches but losing the final to finish second in the three-team tournament,and they played Zimbabwe for two Test matches in September 2005. The hosts Zimbabwe were ninth out of ten teams in the ICC Test Championship,with their last win against the top eight Test nations coming in June 2001,against India. They did not manage to win a match here either,as India,led by the performances of fast bowler Irfan Pathan,won the series 2–0 after an innings win in the first Test and a 10-wicket win in the second. India consolidated their third place in the Test championship with the win,which was also their first series win in Zimbabwe in four attempts.
Brendan Ross Murray Taylor is a Zimbabwean former international cricketer and a former Zimbabwean captain,who played all formats of the game. Taylor is a right-handed batsman but is also an off spinner. In 2015,former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell described Taylor as "our standout player for the last seven or eight years". He is known for his unorthodox shots especially his ability to play upper cuts over the third man and ramp shots with elegance and are often considered as his trademark signature shots. His style of play and ability to make substantial contribution with the bat often drew comparions with that of Andy Flower. He represented Zimbabwe in four ICC T20 World Cup tournaments in 2007,2010,2012 and 2014.. Also,he represented Zimbabwe in three ICC ODI world cups as well in 2007,2011 and 2015.
Hamilton Masakadza is a Zimbabwean former cricketer,who played all formats of the game for Zimbabwe. He captained the national team during 2016 ICC World T20,but was relieved of his duties due to an indifferent performance by the team during the tournament,where they failed to get past the qualifying round. In February 2019,Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed that Masakadza would captain the national side across all three formats for the 2019–20 season.
Elton Chigumbura is a Zimbabwean former cricketer,who played for Zimbabwe national cricket team between 2004 and 2020.
Mushfiqur Rahim is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain and vice-captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He is considered as the most successful captain of Bangladesh in test cricket. According to Jamie Siddons,the former coach of Bangladesh,Rahim's batting is so versatile that he can bat anywhere in the top order,from one to six. He is the highest individual scorer for Bangladesh in Test cricket. He is the first and only wicketkeeper-batsman in the history of Test cricket to score two double hundreds. He is also the first and only Bangladeshi batsman to score three double-hundreds in Tests. Mushfiqur is the only Bangladeshi player to win 150 international matches.
The 2006 international cricket season started with controversial ICC members Zimbabwe touring the West Indies for a series of seven One Day International matches. Because Zimbabwe recently pulled out of playing Test matches,the tour had to be rescheduled which meant the two Test matches were turned into limited overs games,bumping them up from the original five. After Zimbabwe's decision to leave Test cricket at the start of 2006,the West Indian Cricket Board had reconsidered the tour,but without any other team to play they had to appease both sponsors and fans. Although the teams lie next to each other in the ICC ODI Championship,West Indies holds 89 points in eighth place,47 more than the tourists' 42 in ninth.
The Zimbabwe national cricket team toured South Africa in October and November 1999 and played one Test match against the South Africa national cricket team. They also competed in the 2000 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament in January and February,playing six One Day International (ODI) matches against South Africa and England. This was the first time that Zimbabwe had toured to South Africa,although sides from both Zimbabwe and Rhodesia had played in South Africa as part of South African domestic cricket.
Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer of the Sri Lanka national cricket team and a former captain of all formats. A handy and agile right-handed batsman who sometimes plays as the wicket-keeper middle order batsman,Chandimal was the first captain to lead Sri Lanka in their first day-night Test match.
Virender Sehwagpronunciation (help·info) is a former Indian cricketer. He represented India from 1999 to 2013. He played for Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket. Played as aggressive opening batsman throughout his playing days.
Craig Richard Ervine is a Zimbabwean international cricketer who captains Zimbabwe in limited overs matches. Ervine is a left-handed batsman. He was born in Harare and has played Test and limited overs cricket for the Zimbabwe national cricket team and first-class cricket for a variety of Zimbabwean sides in the Logan Cup. He holds Irish passport. In January 2022,in the opening fixture of the series against Sri Lanka,Ervine played in his 100th One Day International (ODI) match.
Azhar Ali(Urdu:اظہرعلی;born 19 February 1985) is a Pakistani international cricketer who is a former captain of the Pakistan national team in Test and ODI cricket.
Babar Azam,is a Pakistani international cricketer who captains Pakistan in all formats. He is the only batsman in the world to be in the top 5 rankings across all formats and is ranked as the number 1 batsmen in T20I and in ODIs as of 9 April 2022.
Kannaur Lokesh Rahul is an Indian international cricketer. He is the current vice-captain of the India national cricket team in all formats. He plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is the current captain of Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. In the second test against South Africa in January 2022,Rahul captained India for the first time in test cricket and became the 34th Test captain of India.
