HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s former check captain Dave Houghton is returning to his earlier submit as nationwide workforce coach, together with his predecessor Lalchand Rajput assuming a brand new function as technical director, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) stated on Tuesday.
Houghton, 64, will begin subsequent month when Zimbabwe host the T20 World Cup qualifiers and might be assisted by former South Africa worldwide Lance Klusener, who will return to the submit of batting coach that he crammed from 2016-18. He had been Afghanistan’s head coach till the finish of final yr.
Houghton is tasked with turning round Zimbabwe’s dwindling fortunes.
“We are delighted to be bringing in Dave and we depend ourselves lucky and privileged to have the ability to appoint such a vastly skilled and extremely revered Head Coach at a time we need to enhance our on-field performances,” stated ZC Director of Cricket Hamilton Masakadza.
Houghton is a legendary determine in the nation’s cricket, captaining the first Zimbabwe check facet and scoring 121 in that match in opposition to India in Harare in 1992/93.
He additionally nonetheless holds the document highest check rating by a Zimbabwean — 266 in opposition to Sri Lanka in Bulawayo in 1994/95.
(Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ken Ferris)
