Former Zimbabwe women’s captain Julia Chibhabha on Sunday was appointed as convenor of selectors for the national women’s team by Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC).
The 37-year-old allrounder led Zimbabwe women in 2006 in their first-ever One-Day International qualifiers in Africa.
Chibhabha will now lead a three-member selection panel alongside fellow former Zimbabwe international cricketers Thando Mlilo and Emily Njinjika.
Alongside Chibhabha’s appointment, ZC on Sunday approved “the payment of an allowance to cushion non-contracted women players of national interest.”
“During the meeting, held online due to the coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging the world, the board was also apprised of ZC’s business continuity plans during and after the national lockdown imposed by the government in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19,” ZC’s media and communications manager Darlington Majonga was quoted as saying by newzimbabwe.com.
“The board also discussed the guidelines for the safe resumption of cricket published by the International Cricket Council to assist its members in restarting cricket activity as government restrictions owing to Covid-19 start to relax.”
ZC had been preparing a plan to resume competition, but new government regulations issued last week removed cricket from sports deemed to be ‘low-risk’.
ZC has not yet postponed its tour to Afghanistan in June with five T20 Internationals scheduled between the nations. Though it seems highly unlikely the tour will take place, ZC has not yet communicated any plans to postpone the tour.
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