Rebirth of a cricketing nation
South Africa are touring India for two Tests that will decide the No
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
South Africa are touring India for two Tests that will decide the No. 1 Test team in the world but Neil Manthorp was not in Nagpur and will not be in Kolkata either. In fact he's not even in India, but in Zimbabwe, where cricket is picking up after a decade of decay. Here's what he had to say on Supercricket.
Harare Sports Club has never looked so good and, to be absolutely honest, Zimbabwe Cricket has never had more of a buzz. Sponsors who abandoned the game during a decade of decay during the 2000s have returned and along with virtually all of the players who felt alienated enough to leave the game, and often the country, at some point in the last ten years.
Everywhere there is talk of ‘drawing a line in the sand’ and moving on for the good of the players and sake of the game. What is the point in dwelling on past disagreements and continuing to hold onto grudges which are past their sell-by date?
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo