BCCI to help Zimbabwe cricket

Mumbai, January 30: Peter Chingoka, chairman of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, had a meeting with Shashank Manohar and N. Srinivasan, president and secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) respectively, in Mumbai.

They discussed the role the BCCI can play in the redevelopment of Zimbabwe cricket, which is in turmoil for various reasons. It was decided that a Zimbabwe President’s XI will participate in the Deodhar Trophy in March 2009, along with the usual five zonal sides.

The BCCI has also agreed to invite the Zimbabwe President’s XI to participate in the Duleep Trophy from the 2009-10 season onwards, besides extending the facilities at the Bangalore-based National Cricket Academy for the training of Zimbabwean players.

A team from Zimbabwe will also participate in the Buchi Babu tournament later this year.