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What's it like being the cricket-playing son of a famous cricketer?

We spoke to Mark Butcher, Bazid Khan, Rohan Gavaskar and Rajdeep Sardesai to find out

06-Oct-2020•Vishal Dikshit

From Zimbabwe, with love

Alan Butcher's memoirs of his time as the country's coach are full of affection, if also marked by disappointments and frustrations

28-May-2016•Firdose Moonda

Massive trust issues in Zimbabwe - Butcher

A deep-seated trust issue is central to the problems Zimbabwe Cricket faces as it attempts to build a unified outfit, according to former national coach Alan Butcher

27-May-2016•Firdose Moonda

What Zimbabwe's fall means for Test cricket

They are locked in a vicious circle where the fewer Tests they play, the less competitive they are in the format. It does not speak well of the health of the five-day game

10-May-2016•Tim Wigmore

What Sylvester Clarke taught me

How a batsman haunted by nightmares of facing fast bowling put his demons behind him

13-May-2015•Alan Butcher

Zimbabwe cricket in familiar strife again

A decade since the "death of democracy" protest, the country's cricket struggles with issues of race, politics, and player alienation

09-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Zimbabwe cut coaching staff for West Indies tour

Zimbabwe will embark on their first Test assignment in over a year without key coaching personnel

04-Feb-2013•Firdose Moonda

Zimbabwe advertise for new coach

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has advertised for the job of national coach, starting next April

14-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Facing Roberts, smashing china

Alan Butcher on wafting to his first hundred, a planned tantrum, and playing with his son

09-Jul-2012•Interview by Jack Wilson

Zimbabwe embarrassed by loss, says Butcher

Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has said his players were embarrassed by their loss inside three days to New Zealand in Napier

30-Jan-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

New Zealand can be beaten - Butcher

Zimbabwe have the courage and confidence to compete with and beat New Zealand in the one-off Test in Napier starting on January 26, according to the head coach Alan Butcher

18-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda

Butcher wants braver batting

Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, called for "braver" batting from his team after their 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan that cost them the ODI series

11-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda

Butcher says slow scoring hurt Zimbabwe

Alan Butcher said the crucial phase in his side's loss to Pakistan was the one between the 10th and 20th overs of the chase during which Zimbabwe scored only 30 runs

08-Sep-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'We'll be a tougher prospect in the next World Cup'

Zimbabwe's coach is happy enough with his side's progress to already be considering an extension to his contract. He talks about instilling belief in a "talented but easy to beat" team and watching them grow in confidence

08-Sep-2011•Interview by Firdose Moonda

Butcher laments dropped catches

Alan Butcher, Zimbabwe's coach, singled out dropped catches as the reason for his team squandering their chance of being competitive in the latter stages of the Test

05-Sep-2011•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Defeats have taken the gloss off - Butcher

Time for Zimbabwe to build on gains and Bangladesh to effect change, say coaches

21-Aug-2011•Mohammad Isam in Bulawayo

'We played good cricket today' - Shakib

Shakib Al Hasan has said although the conditions in Bulawayo were more to Bangladesh's liking, it was a good performance that led to their first victory of the tour

19-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Alan Butcher hails 'significant' win

Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has said the ODI series triumph over Bangladesh is a major boost to the confidence of a team that experienced tough times in the past

16-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Both teams make mental adjustments for Test

Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have not played Test cricket for a combined total of 85 months between them, requiring both sides to make mental adjustments to cope with the demands of the game's longest format

06-Aug-2011•Firdose Moonda in Harare

We're ready for Tests - Campbell

National selector Alistair Campbell believes Zimbabwe's preparations for their return to Test cricket will stand them in good stead, but admitted that mental strength remained the team's greatest challenge

29-Jul-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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