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After Zimbabwe
Cricket was unable to secure a spot in the USA and the Caribbean for the 2024
T20 World Cup, Hamilton Masakadza announced his resignation as director of
cricket. In October 2019, Masakadza was appointed to the position subsequent to
his retirement from international cricket.
Masakadza’s departure as head coach occurs three months after Dave Houghton’s
resignation.
“This decision
has come about after careful consideration of the successes and failures of our
cricket and my responsibilities,” Masakadza said in his resignation
letter. “As much as there has been a lot of progress in my tenure, the
fact remains that we are the only Full Member nation not participating at 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.”
However, with
Masakadza’s leadership, Zimbabwe made it to the Super 12s of the 2022 T20 World
Cup in Australia. Additionally, Masakadza oversaw the Men’s T20 World Cup
Qualifier 2022 and the Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023, both of which
were successfully held in Zimbabwe. Masakadza is now willing to serve Zimbabwe
Cricket in a different role.
“This decision was a very difficult one to make and I remain fully
committed to Zimbabwe Cricket and would very much be interested in serving in a
different capacity as the organisation looks forward to hosting the Men’s
Under-19 World Cup in 2026 and the Men’s 50-over World Cup in 2027,”
Masakadza said.