Alistair Campbell may become Managing Director of Zimbabwe Cricket

According to a report on ESPNCricinfo, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have set up a new post of Managing Director to identify and nurture promising cricketers in the country. Former Zimbabwe captain and middle-order batsman, Alistair Campbell, is the prime candidate to take over the position.

In recent times, Zimbabwe have put up poor performances, especially in Bangladesh, where they were whitewashed in both the Test and ODI series. Campbell blamed the loss on Zimbabwe's coaching staff and their lack of international experience.

"Zimbabwe are coming off a disastrous tour of Bangladesh, where they lost all three Tests and five ODIs. We have to strengthen the cricket side of it, while also improving administratively," Wilson Manase, the board chairman said in a press conference.

"That is why we will look at the position of Managing Director, cricket, we want somebody that has played cricket before at the highest level. On the international front, cricket is changing. We have Associate nations pushing to break into top ten and we have to up our game," he added.

Only eight countries are assured of playing in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. So, teams like Zimbabwe have an uphill task in front of them to qualify for the World Cup in 2019.

"High performance is required now to stay at the top. So, we are making immediate changes in order for the results to improve. We will do anything and everything to get the results and everybody will need to perform their duty, otherwise we will act accordingly."

"Our major problem is lack of adequate finance. We have sponsorship and we are grateful, but it is not enough. Even the franchises are struggling. We have set out a programme that will see us out of the red by 2019," Wilson Manase concluded.