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كشفت تقارير صحفية سعودية النقاب عن تفاصيل حفل تقديم اللاعب الدولي البرتغالي كريستيانو رونالدو.

وكان نادي النصر قد أعلن قبل أيام عن التعاقد مع رونالدو بعد فسخ تعاقده مع مانشستر يونايتد الإنجليزي.

النصر السعودي يعلن موعد تقديم كريستيانو رونالدو للجماهير

وأوضحت صحيفة الميدان السعودية وفق مصادرها الخاصة، أن تقديم رونالدو سيكون غدًا الثلاثاء، وسوف تصل مدة الحفل إلى قرابة الساعتين ونصف.

وأشارت الصحيفة عبر حسابها الرسمي على تويتر، إلى أن الحفل سيقام على ملعب مرسول بارك وسيتخلله العديد من الفعاليات.

وأوضحت الصحيفة أن حفل التقديم سيتبعه مرانًا لفريق نادي النصر على الملعب المذكور.

The PCB has taken umbrage at remarks made by Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland about the Justice Qayyum commission on matchfixing and asked the ICC to “investigate” the comments

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Apr-2011

The PCB has taken umbrage at remarks made by Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland about the Justice Qayyum commission on matchfixing and asked the ICC to “investigate” the comments.In a recent story on corruption in cricket in the , Sutherland said that the spot-fixing scandal of last summer, after which three Pakistani players were banned for five years, might not have happened had the PCB acted properly in the aftermath of the Qayyum commission, whose recommendations were released in 2000.”Ask yourself whether Pakistan Cricket Board actually went through and implemented those recommendations,” Sutherland said. “Well, I can’t say for sure but I would have big question marks about whether those things would have happened last year if those recommendations had been fully implemented,” said Sutherland.The statement has irked current and former officials in Pakistan alike. “We felt it was totally unnecessary to make the remarks,” a senior board official told ESPNcricinfo. “We have sent a letter to the ICC asking them to investigate his statement and come back to us. We have implemented that report in toto and are disappointed that it is being brought up again now when the PCB has done so much to fight corruption and set things right. It was not needed.”Much the same line was taken by Tauqir Zia, the board chairman at the time of the Qayyum commission. “James Sutherland should not give any irresponsible statement in the press as one of the key officials of Cricket Australia,” Zia told . “And as far as the matter is concerned, I believe I took all the measures to ensure 100 per cent implementation of all the recommendations of Justice Qayyum.”Sutherland’s comments are not new and as a CA spokesman confirmed, have “been his position in public discussion for a long while.” In fact, that position appears to be the same one taken by Qayyum himself. Immediately after the spot-fixing scandal emerged last August, Qayyum said the PCB had not been “strong enough” in implementing some recommendations in his report. Incidentally, in 2006, Qayyum had also admitted to ESPNcricinfo that he had been lenient on some of the players because he had a “soft corner” for them.In the report, a number of recommendations were made. The main ones involved banning for life players such as Salim Malik and Ata-ur-Rehman, and fining a host of others, including Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed and Saeed Anwar. Some of these players, such as Akram, were prevented from holding any positions of responsibility in or around the team, as was Mushtaq. The legspinner was an assistant coach of the Pakistan side in 2006-07 when Bob Woolmer was coach and Inzamam the captain, against the recommendations of the report. He is now on the coaching staff of the ECB, with the England team.One of the key recommendations Qayyum complained was not fully implemented was having players declare all their assets publicly at the start of their career and then do so annually thereafter. One board official admitted that this “hadn’t been followed up on in the years after the report” but it had been done since and that, in any case, “it is difficult to make a case of corruption purely from assets coming into an account.”In all, nearly 30 recommendations, some specific to the cases then but a number of longer-term ones as well, were made by the commission which is the report itself], including calls for a tighter code of conduct on players and that an independently-headed Review committee be set up to investigate all cases of possible corruption in the future.

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O Allianz Parque apresentará algumas novidades neste ano. Uma delas já está em construção: um bar da Jack Daniel’s, ao lado do Nagairô, restaurante japonês para 200 pessoas inaugurado em novembro do ano passado, na área dos camarotes logo acima do Gol Norte.

O novo bar, que ocupará um espaço equivalente ao de oito camarotes, funcionará em dias com jogo ou sem jogo. Ainda não há uma previsão exata para a inauguração, mas deve ser por volta do meio do ano.

Há um espaço no setor mais alto da arena destinado para um grande restaurante panorâmico. Dezenas de interessados já procuraram a WTorre para negociar, mas nenhum deles conseguiu encontrar modelo de negócio e custos satisfatórios para apostar no empreendimento.

A construtora decidiu mudar a estratégia de negociação. Antes, os interessados observavam o espaço vazio e buscavam ideias a serem aplicadas ali. Agora, a WTorre pretende apresentar um projeto pronto para ser executado, dando aos interessados a possibilidade de fazer mudanças pontuais.

Outra novidade que deve ser vista ainda neste ano, provavelmente após a Copa do Mundo, é o painel de LED em todo o anel intermediário da arena. Uma placa foi instalada em outubro do ano passado, e a promessa era preencher toda a circunferência do estádio até o Paulistão de 2018. Um atraso na importação dos equipamentos, que vieram da China, impediu que isso acontecesse.

As peças estão no Allianz Parque desde abril e alguns testes de instalação já foram feitos. Como é um processo trabalhoso e demorado, ele deve ficar para o período sem jogos durante a Copa do Mundo.

A WTorre também está em busca de parceiros para construir, enfim, o memorial na arena. Há um grande espaço embaixo de uma arquibancada reservado para isso. Por enquanto, não houve acordo com nenhum interessado. Os símbolos do Palmeiras prometidos para a parte externa do estádio dependem de aprovação da Prefeitura, mas o caso está parado neste momento.

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حسم التعادل الإيجابي بهدف لكل فريق مباراة الزمالك مع الداخلية، في المباراة التي انتهت منذ قليل ببطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

واستطاع الزمالك التعادل أمام الداخليه بهدف لمثله، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما اليوم الخميس، على أرضية ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي، ضمن مواجهات الجولة الثانية عشر من عمر المسابقة المحلية.

ويحتل الزمالك وصافة ترتيب الدوري المصري برصيد 25 نقطة، حيث فقد صدارة الترتيب في الجولة الماضية بعد الخسارة أمام أسوان.

ويستعد الزمالك لمواجهة الاتحاد السكندري في خضم منافسات الجولة الـ13 من عمر الدوري. موعد مباراة الزمالك القادمة أمام الاتحاد السكندري

ويحل الزمالك ضيفًا على نظيره الاتحاد السكندري يوم الأربعاء الموافق الحادي عشر من يناير الجاري.

ومن المقرر أن تنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة السابعة مساءً بتوقيت مصر، والثامنة بتوقيت السعودية. أهداف مباراة الزمالك والداخلية في الدوري

A game that produced 1,000 runs inside eight sessions appears destined to finish as a tame, high-scoring draw after the captains of Surrey and Essex failed to reach any form of run-chase deal in Croydon

Mark Pennell at Whitgift School20-May-2011ScorecardRory Hamilton-Brown was one of several batsmen to cash in on the 3rd day as the game meandered towards a high-scoring draw•PA Photos

A game that produced 1,000 runs inside eight sessions appears destined to finish as a tame, high-scoring draw after the captains of Surrey and Essex failed to reach any form of run-chase deal in Croydon.The Whitgift School pitch, having offered a modicum of assistance to the seamers on the opening two days, flattened sufficiently to allow Surrey – with only one previous 350-plus score to their credit this season – to reach 506 in response to the Essex first innings total of 548.After Surrey had had their fill, England opener Alastair Cook cashed in with his second half-century of the match for Essex and goes into the final day unbeaten on 62 with power to add. All of which will be music to the ears of the selectors ahead of Thursday’s first Test against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.Needing a mammoth 399 simply to avoid the follow-on, Surrey coasted past their target to post maximum batting bonus points courtesy of a season’s best 159 from home skipper Rory Hamilton-Brown. The captain’s ton, coupled with half-centuries from Kevin Pietersen, Zander de Bruyn and a Surrey-best 79 from Gareth Batty, ensured Surrey comfortably avoided the spectre of an innings defeat as they moved with 42 of the Essex total.There was an air of ‘After the Lord Mayor’s Show’ to Friday’s proceedings which, though entertaining, paled in comparison to Graham Napier’s explosive world record-equalling knock with 16 sixes here on day two.Hamilton-Brown, who clipped 28 boundaries in his stay, caught the eye from time-to-time with some crisply timed strokes until he became Surrey’s first casualty of the day nine overs after the resumption. Another 122 runs were required to make Essex bat again when Hamilton- Brown, hurried into an attempted pull shot by Chris Wright’s skiddy bouncer, ballooned the ball off the splice of the bat and gently into the gloves of Essex captain and keeper, James Foster.Foster was soon in action again, gathering a regulation outside edge from the bat of Surrey counterpart Steven Davies as he pushed hesitantly at one from Graham Napier to make it 311 for 6. De Bruyn then joined forces with Batty to frustrate Foster’s side for more than 18 overs in a seventh-wicket stand worth 106. Batty hit out lustily to club 10 boundaries in his 56-ball 50, only to lose his partner in the very next over.To that point De Bruyn had been the embodiment of clinical efficiency. The former Somerset right-hander remained unruffled and compact at the crease in batting two hours 20 minutes for 61 runs and though few of his runs or the 10 boundaries he hit lingered long in the memory, theSouth African at least staved off the ignominy of following on as Surrey reached 400 by lunch.De Bruyn’s dismissal soon after the resumption seemingly followed his first moment of indecision when, in checking an attempted drive against Wright, he picked out Mark Pettini at cover.Batty continued to go for his shots and was 21 shy of a hundred when he chased a wide one from Maurice Chambers to toe-end a third catch to a tumbling Foster. Chris Tremlett clubbed three fours before being caught overhead by Napier marshalling the ropes at long-leg, then Tim Linley went leg before to the very next ball to leave Masters on a hat-trick going intothe second innings.Batting again with only a modest lead, Essex added a fortunate 85 for the first wicket through Cook and Jaik Mickleburgh, both of who might have gone early. Mickleburgh top-edged to long leg to be caught off a Tremlett no ball on one then Stuart Meaker, at deep midwicket, downed a running chance off the bowling of Batty after Mickleburgh had reached eight. Then Cookalmost chipped to mid-off.The luck ended soon after when Mickleburgh pushed at a Pietersen arm-ball to be caught at slip then, in the next over, Pettini fenced one from Tremlett to second slip. Matt Walker and Cook reached stumps without further alarm and will hope to bat a while longer before the side’s shake hands on a probable stalemate draw soon after 5pm on Saturday afternoon.

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O presidente Eduardo Bandeira de Mello, em entrevista ao “Seleção Sportv”, confirmou que o Flamengo está bem perto de assinar um contrato de quatro anos pela utilização do Maracanã. De acordo com o mandatário, as condições para mandar os jogos no local serão melhores do que as atuais, mas estarão longe do ideal – o que só acontecerá caso o Fla seja concessionário do estádio.

Bandeira deixará a presidência este ano. Por isso, fez questão de ressaltar que o contrato só será válido após aprovação do Conselho Deliberativo do clube.

– Estamos em vias de fechar um contrato de mais longo prazo em condições melhores do que temos hoje. Longe do ideal ainda. Estamos na fase final do fechamento dessas condições. Melhor que hoje, com obrigações e direitos, mas ainda longe do ideal, o que só conseguiremos quando o Flamengo puder se habilitar como concessionário – declarou o presidente Bandeira de Mello.

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‘Tenho muito apreço (pelo projeto do estádio da Gávea), mas isso não exclui a possibilidade da administração do Maracanã ou a construção de um estádio maior’, disse o presidente Eduardo Bandeira de Mello.

O presidente ainda afirmou que, além da proximidade de um acordo com o Maracanã e a ideia de, no futuro, disputar a licitação do Maracanã, o clube trabalha com outras duas possibilidades e projetos: a construção do estádio próprio e a reformulação do estádio da Gávea para partidas de menor porte.

A reestruturação financeira do clube, realizada na gestão de Eduardo Bandeira de Mello desde 2013, colocou o clube em condições de viabilizar tais projetos. Segundo o presidente, o custo da construção do estádio giraria entorno de R$ 500 milhões.

– Trabalhamos com as possibilidades (ser concessionário do Maracanã e construir o estádio próprio). É nossa obrigação. Todos entendem que o Maracanã é a casa do Flamengo. Os grandes públicos foram com a torcida do Flamengo. Não se imagina o Maracanã em um projeto rentável sem o Flamengo. Isso não exclui os outros clubes, que também fazem parte da história. Acho que isso (garantia de todos mandarem jogos no estádio em condições sustentáveis) deveria fazer parte do edital – declarou Eduardo Bandeira de Mello, antes de completar sobre o estádio da Gávea:

-Também não está descartada a possibilidade de um estádio menor na Gávea. Entendo que seria um projeto altamente positivo para a comunidade ao em torno, que só se valorizaria com o projeto, que contaria com restaurantes, lojas, museu.. Não há mais problema de acesso. Há três estações de metrô próximas.

PARA PRESIDENTE, ILHA DO URUBU É UM SUCESSO

Com o Maracanã envolvido em um imbróglio judicial, o Flamengo adotou o estádio da Portuguesa, na Ilha do Governador, como casa em 2017. O clube investiu cerca de R$ 20 milhões na estrutura e no local, que, no início do ano, sofreu com as quedas de dois postes de iluminação por conta das chuvas.

Desde então, o Flamengo não atua no local. O contrato com a Portuguesa é válido até o fim de 2019. Apesar dos problemas e do alto custo, Eduardo Bandeira de Mello avalia o projeto da Ilha do Urubu como um sucesso.

– Teve problemas por conta das quedas, tivemos outros problemas que não dizem respeito ao Flamengo. Nos entendemos a Ilha como um seguro. Tivemos problemas (para mandar jogos no Rio). Em 2016, jogamos o Brasileiro todo como visitantes. Então, a Ilha era um seguro que permitiu o Flamengo jogar 2017 sem desgastar o elenco e em condições boas, com a torcida ao lado. Isso foi conseguido. Como um seguro, o projeto foi um sucesso – avaliou Bandeira.

Atualmente, a previsão é de que o estádio esteja em condições de receber partidas é para depois da pausa para a Copa do Mundo da Rússia, em julho. Segundo o presidente, o retorno dos jogos à Ilha não está descartada.

Bandeira ainda revelou que existe a possibilidade transferir para a Gávea a estrutura que o Flamengo investiu no estádio que pertence à Portuguesa.

– Ainda não foi descartado, mas se tivermos que trazer o equipamento para a Gávea já temos a autorização para fazer um estádio provisório de pequeno porte, o que seria um “test-drive” para a construção do estádio na Gávea.

Confira outras respostas de Eduardo Bandeira de Mello ao “Sportv”:

MARACANÃ X ESTÁDIO DA GÁVEA

Temos essa perspectiva. Se formos concessionários, teremos que fazer investimentos para transformar o estádio em um projeto rentável. Mas não podemos garantir que esse ou o próximo governo fará uma licitação que o Flamengo possa disputar. Então temos que trabalhar com a possibilidade de estádio próprio, que hoje é viável por conta da solidez financeira do clube.

ESTÁDIO CHEIO OU RENDA ALTA

As duas coisas. Temos que balancear os dois objetivos: atender o torcedor, sempre que possível com preços acessíveis, sem descuidar da saúde financeira. Tudo que fazemos, inclusive esse movimento de baratear, vai ser sempre em função da nossa política de saúde financeira.

PARTICIPAÇÃO DA BILHETERIA NA RECEITA DO CLUBE

Comparando com outras fontes, TV, Sócio, Patrocínio, não é tão expressiva, mas não podemos abrir mão delas. Trabalhamos para maximizar as receitas nessa rota de solidez financeira.

PRECIFICAÇÃO DOS INGRESSOS

Nós já vínhamos trabalhando no projeto, nossa diretoria de marketing há algum tempo com alguns grupos de sócios e os próprios jogadores haviam pedido quando fosse possível. Tudo isso contribuiu. O treino aberto, muita gente pôde participar daquela festa. Pagamos 400 mil para realizar aquela festa e valeu muita a pena, só pelo sorriso de algumas crianças que nunca tinham ido no Maracanã.

INFLUÊNCIA DAS ELEIÇÕES NOS PROJETOS

Nossa obrigação é deixar tudo encaminhado. Tendo uma mudança na administração, pode-se mudar tudo. Não podemos garantir. Temos que fazer tudo para que eles sigam essa trajetória que tomamos nos últimos cinco anos.

Mark Ramprakash’s milestone of reaching 35,000 first-class runs was overshadowed by Alviro Petersen’s double century

25-May-2011
ScorecardMark Ramprakash’s milestone of reaching 35,000 first-class runs was overshadowed by Alviro Petersen’s double century as Glamorgan ended day two in control of their County Championship clash with Surrey at the Oval.In response to the visitors’ 419, Surrey ended the day 179 runs adrift with four first innings wickets intact having found themselves in trouble at 18 for 2. Jason Roy fell leg before to Chris Ashling, who struck again two overs later when Rory Hamilton-Brown was caught at the third attempt at third slip for 12.But thanks to Ramprakash (67), Surrey recovered to 113 for 3 at tea, having also lost Zander de Bruyn, who became Alex Jones’ maiden first-class scalp when he was caught and bowled off a leading edge.Ramprakash cut Will Owen for four to go 39th in the all-time list of first-class run-makers, overtaking Brian Close and, five balls later, went past the 35,000-mark by despatching Owen to the rope at extra cover.He raised his 69-ball half-century with a cut four off Robert Croft and added 90 in 24 overs in tandem with Steve Davies before driving loosely at Ashling to be bowled via an inside edge for 67. With support from Tom Maynard, Davies then shared another half-century partnership and moved to his own fifty in 94 deliveries.With 11 overs to go, Mark Wallace, leading Glamorgan in the absence of Petersen, who did not take the field after his marathon knock, appeared to be running out of ideas when Davies slashed at Owen and was caught at first slip. The Welshmen were given a further boost when Maynard shouldered arms to Owen in the penultimate over.Earlier, Glamorgan lost their last six wickets for 64 runs to leave their card looking decidedly top-heavy. Tim Linley could have picked up six wickets in the first half hour, but two chances went to ground and another flew at a catchable height in-between second and third slip.In the third over of the day, Maynard pulled off a brilliant catch at third slip to see the back of nightwatchman Owen. Four overs later, Wallace was snapped up at first slip before Croft, who was caught down the leg side, started his 41st birthday with a second ball duck.Resuming on 178, Petersen duly became the fourth Glamorgan batsman to make a double century against Surrey when he cut Chris Jordan for four in the 113th over. It had taken the Glamorgan skipper seven hours 40 minutes, 326 balls and it included 23 fours and six.Just before lunch, Jordan struck twice in the space of three deliveries when he accounted for Dean Cosker, who was caught at first slip, and Petersen (210), with one that nipped back off the seam.

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O Vitória venceu o Vasco no São Januário, por 3 x 2, e garantiu seu primeiro triunfo na Série A do Campeonato Brasileiro. Feliz com o resultado positivo, o zagueiro Kanu comemorou bastante os três pontos conquistados longe de Salvador e destacou que esse placar vai motivar muito a equipe para a sequência da temporada.

“Foi um jogo muito difícil, como prevíamos, mas tudo deu certo e saímos com a vitória. Todos estão de parabéns pela luta e entrega durante os noventa minutos. O grupo se dedicou ao máximo para conquistar esse resultado, que vai dar muita motivação ao elenco para a sequência da temporada”, disse.

De acordo com o atacante Denílson, o elenco estava precisando de um resultado como esse para ganhar confiança nas próximas semanas.

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“Estávamos precisando de um triunfo como esse, da superação, da organização tática. Todos estão muito felizes com a vitória, que vai nos dar confiança para a sequência da temporada. Lutamos muito e o resultado foi merecido pela eficiência que tivemos durante os noventa minutos”.

عبر علي ماهر المدير الفني لفريق فيوتشر، عن سعادته بالفوز على سيراميكا كليوباترا وخطف وصافة الدوري، في المباراة التي أقيمت اليوم، ضمن مواجهات الجولة الثانية عشر ببطولة الدوري.

وفاز الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي فيوتشر على نظيره سيراميكا كليوباترا، بثلاثية مقابل هدفين، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما اليوم على ملعب القاهرة الدولي، في إطار منافسات المسابقة المحلية.

وقال علي ماهر في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “المحور”: “فيوتشر وُلد كبيراً، وأوجه الشكر لإدارة فيوتشر على الاحترافية في تنفيذ المشروع الخاص بالنادي، وهذا بالفعل حدث، لدينا فرقة شرسة، على المستوى الهجومي والدفاعي”.

طالع..محمد رضا بوبو يتحدث عن مستقبله مع فيوتشر بعد مفاوضات الأهلي والزمالك

وتابع: “فريق فيوتشر تشعر وكأنه مولود كبيراً، ويُهاجم الكبار، ويريد تحقيق الفوز على كل الفرق”.

وأكمل: “الأمر ليس سهلاً، أن تبني فريقاً شرساً، وأول عام لنا تُوجنا بلقب كأس الرابطة، ولو نحلم لن يحدث هكذا، كله بتوفيق الله والجهود الخاصة بالإدارة واللاعيبين والجهاز المعاون”.

وأوضح: “الأهم بالنسبة لي تطوير أداء لاعبي فيوتشر، ومحمد رضا بوبو كان لاعباً في دجلة ومرعي كذلك، وسعد سمير وكريم نيدفيد، كل هؤلاء تم تطويرهم”.

وأشاد: “أشكر كل لاعبي فيوتشر على المستوى الرجولي في الملعب رغم ضغط المباريات، خناقة الأندية دائمًا على لاعبي فيوتشر، وهذا يدل على تطوير اللاعبين”.

وعن مفاوضات الأهلي لضم عمر كمال عبد الواحد قال: “الأهلي ناد كبير، ولكن لم يحدثني أحد عن وجود عرض منه لضم عمر كمال عبد الواحد، لكن تلقى لاعبو فيوتشر بشكل عام عروضاً من الأهلي والزمالك، هذا أمر يُسعدني”.

وأتم: “هدفي مع فيوتشر الفوز في أي لقاء، وأعمل بكامل جهدي لتحقيق الانتصارات، والفريق في حاجة لكل لاعب ولدينا حرب شرسة في الفترة المقبلة”.

Brendan Taylor has been named as Zimbabwe’s new captain ahead of the team’s return to Tests, taking over from allrounder Elton Chigumbura

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Jun-2011

Brendan Taylor has been named as Zimbabwe’s new captain ahead of the team’s return to Tests, taking over from allrounder Elton Chigumbura. His first duty as captain will be to lead the team against Australian and South African A sides at home, with their first game against Australia A at Harare Sports Club on June 29.Taylor admitted he was surprised when he heard the news. “Yes I was surprised, but happy at the same time,” Taylor told the . “I know it’s different when you are captain, but I don’t see it affecting my performance.”There had been talk for some time over Chigumbura’s continued captaincy tenure, and ESPNcricinfo learned that he was on the brink of handing in his resignation in April. The following month, Chigumbura denied anything had been settled, saying: “Yes, at one time I contemplated quitting the post but I never officially tendered my resignation.” Now it appears that instead of jumping, he has been pushed.With former captain Tatenda Taibu having made clear his disinterest in a return to the leadership role, Taylor was one of a number of senior players in the running for the position. His sparkling form in recent years will certainly have done him no harm – since his maiden one-day century against Bangladesh in November 2009 he’s averaged 38.96 and hit two further hundreds against quality opposition – and he is one of a handful of current players with Test experience, having played 10 games before Zimbabwe’s suspension in 2006.One thing he doesn’t have a great deal of experience in is captaincy at the top level. He has led his franchise, Mid West Rhinos, on the odd occasion but played under Tatenda Taibu and Tino Mawoyo at Under-19 level before making his national debut, aged just 18, in 2004. Nevertheless, he was noticeably vocal in the field in his short stints as Zimbabwe’s wicketkeeper and despite his run-ins with the cricket authorities in the past is undoubtedly a senior member of the side.One potential hiccup that appears to have been pleasingly side-stepped is the issue of race: Taylor is Zimbabwe’s first white captain since Terry Duffin led the side to the Caribbean in 2006 and, given the acrimonious race relations that led to the rebel saga in 2004, there was a chance that the colour of his skin could be divisive.Time will tell, but such have been the positive developments in Zimbabwean cricket in the last two years, the naming of a white captain on merit should be a non-event. Taylor would only have been appointed with the full approval of the board, and appears to have ZC managing director Ozias Bvute’s backing. “We have watched Taylor develop into a mature, experienced player and we stand fully behind him in his new role,” said Bvute.Though Chigumbura was unwilling to finally relinquish the captaincy, the end of his rein may not be the worst news either for him or the team. He enjoyed some initial successes in the role, leading the team to victories against India and Sri Lanka in a home triangular series, but his own form slipped alarmingly and he averaged 21.06 with the bat and 158.50 with the ball in 20 ODIs as captain.Zimbabwe desperately need a fit and firing Chigumbura in the lower order to give both their batting and bowling extra oomph. Without the added weight of the captaincy he could focus on regaining the form that brought him five characteristically rapid half-centuries and 23 wickets in the year before he took over from Prosper Utseya, and led to a county contract with Northamptonshire in 2010.