Zimbabwe Cricket chief Hamilton Masakadza steps down from his position after the side failed to qualify for T20 World Cup 2024. The former cricketer took over the reigns of the board in 2019 following his retirement. Dubbing it as the lowest point of his career, Masakadza took full responsibility for the side’s failure.
Masakadza steps down after Zimbabwe’s failure
“This decision has come about after careful consideration of the successes and failures of our cricket and my responsibilities,” Masakadza says in his resignation letter.
“As much as there has been a lot of progress in my tenure, the fact remains that we are the only Full Member nation not participating at the next T20 World Cup after our shock loss to Uganda.”
“This was indeed one of the lowest points of my career and I take full responsibility as Director of Cricket.”
“This decision was a very difficult one to make and I remain fully committed to Zimbabwe Cricket and would very much be interested in serving in a different capacity as the organisation looks forward to hosting the Men’s Under-19 World Cup in 2026 and the Men’s 50-over World Cup in 2027,” Masakadza said.
ZIM’s embarrassing defeat to Uganda
Zimbabwe suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Uganda in the T20 World Cup 2024 qualifiers. It came as the latest blow for the side after they failed to qualify for the 2019 and 2023 ODI World Cups.
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