No Williams, Ervine to lead Zimbabwe in Test
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Zimbabwean captain Sean Williams will miss the one-off Test against Bangladesh due to the birth of his child. The leadership duties from Williams will be taken over by the middle-order batsman Craig Ervine.
The southpaw-batsman, however, is expected to join the squad for the three-match ODI series versus Bangladesh, commencing on March 1.
Kyle Jarvis (back injury) and Tendai Chatara (bicep injury) have already been ruled out of the Test match. Chris Mpofu, the veteran pacer, has been picked to shore up the pace attack.
Meanwhile, Kevin Kasuza, the opener, who suffered concussion on a couple of occasions in the just-concluded Test series versus Sri Lanka, has been included.
Bangladesh are scheduled to leave for Dhaka on Friday (February 14) and will take on Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in a two-day warm-up game. The one-off Test will be played in Dhaka, starting on February 22.
Zimbabwe Test squad:
Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (WK), Craig Ervine (C), Kevin Kasuza, Timycen Maruma, Prince Masvaure, Christopher Mpofu, Brian Mudzinganyama, Carl Mumba, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Ainsley Ndlovu, Victor Nyauchi, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tiripano, Charlton Tshuma
