Zimbabwean cricket fans were distraught when one of the countries professional cricketers took to social media to expose the sorry state of the game. Its not as rosy as it seems after all.
Ryan Burl, a Zimbabwean cricketer took o this twitter to share one of his sad routines after matches. He was gluing his running shoes in order for him to be able to wear them again. In the caption related to the image he hinted that this might not have been the first time he has had to do such. He decided enough was enough and took his laments to the public. Burl is apparently not the only cricketer to try and make the best use of what is left of his shoes. He emphatically stated “Any chance we can get a sponsor so we don’t have to glue our shoes back after every series.” The image had two pairs of shoes in the process of being glued together.
Cricket fans were saddened by the situation saying that it reflects a pitiful side of Zimbabwean sport. Players are not compensated as they should be. However, others feel that this move will land him in huge trouble with officials responsible for Zimbabwe Cricket. Others just commented with the hashtag #criedmybelovedcountry.
Fortunately, a sponsor has pitched in and promised that they won’t be needing to glue their shoes together again. Its not just any sponsor, but the largest sportswear manufactures in the world, Puma.
View the response below:
We almost can’t blame former cricket captain Heath Streak for the scandals we covered in this article given the sorry state of Zimbabwean Cricket depicted by this post.
Fortunately, the cricket team landed this sponsorship. It well deserved following their hard work such as in their recent first win against Pakistan in a T20I match. Read about that in this article.
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