Zimbabwe Cricket has announced the establishment of a new franchise-based T10 competition . The Zim Afro T10 will be the first of its kind in the country .
Harare (Zimbabwe), December 8: Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has announced the establishment of a new franchise-based T10 competition, dubbed the Zim Afro T10, in March 2023.The Abu Dhabi T10 has been running since 2017 and is now in its sixth season.Zimbabwe has its own franchise-based T10 league, which we are envious of for its unique structure.ZC Chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani said in an official statement issued by ZC that we are on this hugely exciting journey in cooperation with Mr Shaji Ul Mulk and his company to revolutionize our game and create a huge global fan base by utilizing one of the sport's biggest platforms for the world's top players to showcase their talent.
The league consisted of 20 foreign names from Zimbabwe's five national teams, including Chris Gayle and Shaun Tait, and was a headline sponsor, but it was owned and operated by ZC.When Stanbic left Zimbabwe, it lasted three seasons, and since then, the domestic competitions have been dominated by little enthusiasm, if at all.The inaugural edition of the Zim Afro T10 tournament is set to begin on March 2023, and the sport's potential is unmistakable.Zimbabwean Cricket has already covered a lot of ground in order to ensure that everything is in place by March 2023 for the game's growth, with top-level competition for the players, and high exposure for the investors, according to ZC Managing Director Givemore Makoni.The sport has lurched through a severe debt crisis, a temporary suspension of its ICC administration, and the departure of some of its biggest-name players (Heath Streak and Brenda