HARARE – Former Zimbabwe senior national cricket team, the Chevrons skipper Hamilton Masakadza has stepped down as the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) director.
Masakadza announced his resignation on Thursday, citing Zimbabwe’s failure to qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 as the main reason that prompted him to leave his position.
His resignation letter said: “This decision (to step down) has come about after careful consideration of the successes and failures of our cricket and my responsibilities,” he said.
“As much as there has been a lot of progress in my tenure, the fact remains we are the only Full Member nation not participating in 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.”
Masakadza assumed the Zimbabwe Cricket directorship role soon after announcing his retirement as a professional cricket player in 2019.
The highlights during Masakadza’s four-year tenure as Director of Cricket include Zimbabwe’s qualifying for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia where they reached the Super 12 stage against all odds.
Under his guidance, ZC introduced several new tournaments aimed at uplifting the standard of the game in the country, among them the National Premier League and the Zim Afro T10 league for men as well as two women’s provincial competitions, the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women’ T20 Cup.
He also oversaw the successful staging of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022 and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 in Zimbabwe.
