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Zimbabwe restores Waller, Campbell for cricket World Cup

Xinhua, January 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Friday restored Andy Waller into the national team technical set seven months after he was dismissed from his post as national team coach.

Waller has bounced back as batting coach while another former national team and Under 19 coach Walter Chawaguta has been appointed fielding coach for the team during the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

On a press conference at Harare, ZC board chairman Wilson Manase also announced the appointment of former captain Alistair Campbell as Managing Director Cricket Affairs.

Campbell will oversee the day to day running of the game in the country and will also assist in looking for sponsorship for the cash strapped association.

"We have assigned Andy Waller to the position of batting coach while Walter Chawaguta will be the fielding coach," said Manase. "We will review the situation after the World Cup and if we feel it is the best thing for Wallr to continue as batting coach, he will be offered a long term contract. Coach Dave Whatmore has signed a three month deal but he is pleased with what he has seen so far and wants to continue after the World Cup."

Waller was dismissed from his post last year at the back of a disappointing T-20 World Cup as well as a drawn ODI series with Afghanistan at home.

He was replaced with Steve Mangongo who only lasted seven months and was shown the exit door after presiding over a poor show in Bangladesh where the team lost all of its matches in the Tests and ODIs against the hosts.

Zimbabwe will travel to Dubai on Jan. 28 before they proceed to New Zealand for their warm up matches. Endi