BULAWAYO – Tavengwa Mukuhlani will continue at the helm of Zimbabwe Cricket for another four years after being re-elected unopposed at the organisation’s annual general meeting in Bulawayo on Saturday.
Sylvester Matshaka was also retained as vice chairman, while seven new board members were elected by the 10 provincial cricket associations. The board also appointed five directors nominated for their specialist skills.
Mukuhlani, who has been at the helm of ZC since 2015, thanked the delegates for their confidence in him and vowed to improve the performance and welfare of the national teams and players.
He said that his leadership would focus on strengthening the administration and management of ZC, as well as delivering quality performances for the fans.
“The cricket economics is premised on how well we do on the field of play, how well our teams perform, and that determines how much we can get out of our TV rights, out of our commercial rights, out of our ground rights, out of our sponsorship deals,” Mukuhlani said.
“But for our team to perform well we must have a solid administration on the ground, we must have a solid management on the ground that is sensitive to the needs of the players, that is sensitive to the needs of the fans and, most importantly, to the welfare of players.
“My leadership as chairman in the next four years will be to consolidate that position to make sure that when a player puts on the badge and walks onto the field he is proud, she is proud to be a Zimbabwean, they are prepared to die a little bit for the flag, they are prepared to die a little for the bird.”
Mukuhlani is also a member of the ICC Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee.
