A fight well fought Mr Taibu, good job for your country .
After reports of Tatenda Taibu (29) quitting international cricket last night I really looked at the "ninja"s contribution as a senior player, he has moulded a lot of careers of the current national team players. He provided that guidance and motivation to the young stars all the times, I remember during my days at Mountaineers when we had difficulties paying the players, he was always culm and willing to listen. He was more of the captain in the ship because he gave that same guidance to the senior players like Hamilton Masakadza, Prosper Utseya, Tino Mawoyo, Johnson Marumisa just to mention a few.
At national level he was the pillar of the team at all times, this is evidenced by the fact that during matches when crunch time came all captains including Heath Streak, Prosper Utseya, Elton Chigumbura and most recently Bredon Taylor would ask Tiba for advise on field settings and other on field technicallities.
Off field it really seems like he has taken yet another bold decision quitting this time for work at church. We can only wish him all the best but maybe a testimonial match would have been a good way to say thank you to our little man The Ninja.
The decision ends an 11-year international career during which he became the youngest Test captain in history. Taibu played 28 Tests and 150 one-day internationals (ODIs) for Zimbabwe.
“I just feel that my true calling now lies in doing the Lord’s work and although I am fortunate and proud to have played for my country, the time has come for me to put my entire focus on that part of my life,” Taibu said in a statement last night.
He is definately one of the most successfull stories on the game's development and losing his services in cricket, I certainly pray that God allows Taibu to return to the game again in the future.
It seems everything has come full circle for him and he has taken the challenge to do God’s work. Taibu made his first-class debut at the age of 16, and his debut for the national team in 2001, at 18. In 2003, he was appointed vice-captain to Heath Streak on the team’s tour of England, and he was appointed national captain in April 2004, making him the youngest Test captain in history.
He was absent from Zimbabwean cricket from 2005 to 2007 as he played a season in Namibia as the captain and another season for the Cape Cobras in South Africa. He made his return to the Zimbabwe side in a series against India A in July 2007, registering a century. The following month Zimbabwe hosted South Africa for a three-game ODI series and in the final game Taibu scored a career best 107 not out. It was the first ODI century by a Zimbabwean against South Africa.
The Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier League, on February 20, 2008 purchased Taibu’s contract. During 2010, Taibu’s form continued to soar and he scored 73 against South Africa as Zimbabwe were all out for 268. The South Africans chased down the total comfortably with Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers scoring centuries.
When Zimbabwe returned to Test cricket in 2011, Taibu was selected to play in their one-off Tests against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand despite making critical remarks against the country’s cricket administration. He scored half-centuries in each of the three Tests.
After reports of Tatenda Taibu (29) quitting international cricket last night I really looked at the "ninja"s contribution as a senior player, he has moulded a lot of careers of the current national team players. He provided that guidance and motivation to the young stars all the times, I remember during my days at Mountaineers when we had difficulties paying the players, he was always culm and willing to listen. He was more of the captain in the ship because he gave that same guidance to the senior players like Hamilton Masakadza, Prosper Utseya, Tino Mawoyo, Johnson Marumisa just to mention a few.
At national level he was the pillar of the team at all times, this is evidenced by the fact that during matches when crunch time came all captains including Heath Streak, Prosper Utseya, Elton Chigumbura and most recently Bredon Taylor would ask Tiba for advise on field settings and other on field technicallities.
Off field it really seems like he has taken yet another bold decision quitting this time for work at church. We can only wish him all the best but maybe a testimonial match would have been a good way to say thank you to our little man The Ninja.
The decision ends an 11-year international career during which he became the youngest Test captain in history. Taibu played 28 Tests and 150 one-day internationals (ODIs) for Zimbabwe.
“I just feel that my true calling now lies in doing the Lord’s work and although I am fortunate and proud to have played for my country, the time has come for me to put my entire focus on that part of my life,” Taibu said in a statement last night.
He is definately one of the most successfull stories on the game's development and losing his services in cricket, I certainly pray that God allows Taibu to return to the game again in the future.
It seems everything has come full circle for him and he has taken the challenge to do God’s work. Taibu made his first-class debut at the age of 16, and his debut for the national team in 2001, at 18. In 2003, he was appointed vice-captain to Heath Streak on the team’s tour of England, and he was appointed national captain in April 2004, making him the youngest Test captain in history.
He was absent from Zimbabwean cricket from 2005 to 2007 as he played a season in Namibia as the captain and another season for the Cape Cobras in South Africa. He made his return to the Zimbabwe side in a series against India A in July 2007, registering a century. The following month Zimbabwe hosted South Africa for a three-game ODI series and in the final game Taibu scored a career best 107 not out. It was the first ODI century by a Zimbabwean against South Africa.
The Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier League, on February 20, 2008 purchased Taibu’s contract. During 2010, Taibu’s form continued to soar and he scored 73 against South Africa as Zimbabwe were all out for 268. The South Africans chased down the total comfortably with Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers scoring centuries.
When Zimbabwe returned to Test cricket in 2011, Taibu was selected to play in their one-off Tests against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand despite making critical remarks against the country’s cricket administration. He scored half-centuries in each of the three Tests.
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