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Tatenda Taibu: A promising career ruined by ugly politics

Tatenda Taibu: A promising career ruined by ugly politics

Zimbabwe’s Tatenda Taibu, born May 14, 1983, was Zimbabwe’s first black captain and the youngest in the history of the game. His 11-year-long career was nothing short of a melodramatic script with a lot of twists and turns. Prakash Govindasreenivasan has more.

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May 14 2013, 2:50 pm

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Zimbabwe bowled out for 35 against Sri Lanka; extras top-score with 7

Zimbabwe bowled out for 35 against Sri Lanka; extras top-score with 7

On April 25, 2004, Zimbabwe got into the history books by creating a world record they could have done without. Jaideep Vaidya revisits that day in Harare when a second-string Zimbabwean cricket team collapsed like dominoes to Sri Lanka for the lowest ever total.

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April 25 2013, 1:15 pm

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The Great Escape in fading light at Harare

The Great Escape in fading light at Harare

On November 8, 2003, the last wicket pair of Ridley Jacobs and Fidel Edwards defied left-arm spinner Ray Price for 32 minutes and 71 deliveries on a turning final day track at Harare. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a Test - one of the closest finishes in the current millennium between two relatively weak sides.

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November 8 2012, 10:26 am

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Hafeez spins the match for Pakistan

Hafeez spins the match for Pakistan

Pakistan's attempt to wrap up their one-off test with Zimbabwe a day early was thwarted by a resolute innings from Tatenda Taibu at Queens Sports club on Sunday. An astonishing collapse by the hosts in their second innings saw them go to tea on the fourth day on 56-5, just two runs ahead of Pakistan who had been dismissed for 466 just after lunch.

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September 5 2011, 2:19 pm

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