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Malcolm Waller, drummer from Zimbabwe, withdrew from the team's ODI team, citing, through correspondence exchanged between his lawyer and Zimbabwe Cricket, work practice problems . Waller had been part of the Zimbabwe team for the T20 tri-series in Harare, playing Zimbabwe's last two games against Australia and Pakistan, and was also named in the team. ODI against Pakistan
. ZC confirmed his withdrawal and correspondence with his lawyer.
Waller's departure is a further blow to Zimbabwe's already depleted reserves, bringing to eight the number of former regulars missing. Kyle Jarvis and Solomon Mire have been excluded from the current games against Pakistan, while five other players, including Brendan Taylor and former captain Graeme Cremer, are "unavailable" according to Zimbabwean coach Walter Chawaguta.
Sikandar Raza only one of the "unavailable" players to participate in the final rounds of the National Logan Cup in April and May, and was the only one to have a game time elsewhere, qualifying for the Montreal Tigers in Global T20 Canada The news of Waller 's frustrated departure comes shortly after the Pakistani touring team in Zimbabwe had to postpone their plans to travel from Harare to Bulawayo before the first ODI on Friday because their accommodations were not enough. had not been booked.
ZC has been in financial crisis for some time, having had to postpone national tournaments and struggled to pay players and employees. A report from senior operations director of ICC Simon Jelowitz after the World Cup qualifying match in Zimbabwe in March, said that "throughout the tournament, a number of casual employees are were complaining of not receiving money or being underpaid, according to an article in the local media, Jelowitz's critical report, at least, promises help from the ICC, that it depends on the continued compliance of ZC with an agreed operational plan
The assistance of the ICC has not been able to stem the exodus of players to ZC, leaving the team increasingly stripped of experience.
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