He played in the local sides in the junior levels. His start to cricket is rather interesting as he did not have any family background in the game. Mbangwa, born in Plumtree, Matabeleland, was a right-arm seamer during his playing days, who relied more on swing and seam than pace. Mpumelelo ‘Pommie’ Mbangwa is one of them. There have been many more who have had a lot of promise, but withered by the way side in international cricket. Not a country that produced players of international quality on a regular basis like their more illustrious neighbours South Africa, Zimbabwe have had their fair share of quality players.įrom the likes of Heath Streak, Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Paul Strang, Henry Olonga, Guy Whittall, Andy Blignaut, Tatenda Taibu, Dave Houghton, Neil Johnson, Douglas Marillier and many more - Zimbabwe have had a lot of good players to have played the game. Key to those have been some of their players. From starting their World Cup 1983 campaign with a promising win against Australia to almost winning against India a few days later, to beating the then world champions Australia in the 2007 World T20, Zimbabwe have had their moments in world cricket. Zimbabwe, as a cricket nation, were always there or thereabouts in terms of competing with the top teams. Shrikant Shankar looks at the relatively short career of the man called as ‘Pommie’ and his transition to become a well-known commentator. Mpumelelo Mbangwa, born June 26, 1976, was part of Zimbabwean cricket’s golden era from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Mpumelelo Mbangwa played 15 Test matches and took 32 wickets at an average of 31.43, something that is not bad especially when one considers the team he played for and also being in and out of the side throughout © Getty Images
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