Right there is why we're not strong and we see the same players year in and out basically going nowhere.
Unless you're centrally contracted you're not surviving, so how long do you give it a go for before you throw in the towel?
We have a fairly unique situation because there are no decent jobs around so they have a captive market of players who'll play non stop cricket for months at a time for a pittance, and 95% of the guys know they've got a snowball's chance of making the national side, and even if they do get a shot they have to wait a long time to be offered a contract.
I mean I'd be surprised if Marumani had a contract.
If you've got guys like Shingi and Chamu earning more than guys like Maru and Musekiwa then there's a big problem.
Of the 100 odd "pro" cricketers there can't be more than about 10 that make a living from it, and it's just a living, nobody is saving except for Raza.
The use and abuse of players and the complete disregard for their welfare is astonishing.
We're a week away from the season and there are still no squad lists, no schedule, nothing.
Clearly some players have been shuffled around, for whatever reason, or that's the rumour. There's more clarity in club and NPL cricket than our actual franchise cricket, which shouldn't be close to being called franchise because there's virtually no autonomy and everything is centrally controlled..as usual.
Oh and here's an interesting one- Victor Nyauchi potentially facing a lengthy ban of sorts for cussing Hamilton Masakadza. Hopefully good sense will prevail. Does that mean if Masakadza plays cricket you can't sledge him?
Does that extend to any of his brothers?
You could probably get away with saying something disparaging about a political figure but Hammy is Royal Game?