'I found God and it changed my life'
Does anyone know what happened to Bryan Strang, former Zimbabwe medium-pacer, following the exodus of cricketers from the country in the early 2000s
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
Does anyone know what happened to Bryan Strang, former Zimbabwe medium-pacer, following the exodus of cricketers from the country in the early 2000s? Aditya Iyer reveals more in the Indian Express.
For the 38-year-old from Bulawayo, the prison cells, bloody wounds, alcohol-related problems, manic depression, suicidal tendencies and self-inflicted injuries of the recent past have now been replaced by a deep and sincere spirituality.
"I found God and it changed my life," says Strang, as he stubs out the cigarette butt. “I was angry with myself, my country and my life. By the time my career fizzled out, the revolution took ground in Zimbabwe. It was a terrible time in our lives …
“I was a white man who believed in harmony, somebody who wanted to be a monk in the Himalayas before I got fascinated by cricket. But all that changed when our lands were taken away from us. My anger made me rebel against the law.” The result was that he kept getting thrown in jail, which only increased his angst.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo