After completing the ICC ban, former Zimbabwe captain Brendon Taylor has returned to international cricket. He played the second Test series against New Zealand on Friday. Taylor was included in the squad on July 30.
The 39 -year -old Taylor was banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for violating anti -corruption and anti -doping rules. 2 reasons for the ban on Taylor …
- In January 2022, an Indian businessman contacted Taylor for spot -fixing in 2019 but did not report it to the anti -corruption unit.
- Taylor was also suspended for a month for failing in the doping test related to cocaine at that time. He was accused of accepting US $ 15,000 in 2019.
Prior to the ban, Taylor was in a wonderful form in Red-Ball cricket. He scored 92, 81 and 49 in his last three Test innings.
Brendon Taylor came to the opening for Zimbabwe.
3 players debuted from New Zealand In this match played in Bulawayo, 3 New Zealand players have made Test debut, including Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher and Jack Falcase. Duffy got Test Cap No. 289, Fisher 290 and Falcase to Test Cap No. 291.
Jacob Duffy, Jack Falx and Matt Fisher with Debu Catch.
Zimbabwe chose batting by winning the toss In the second match of the Test series, Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat first. Currently, the team is 0-1 in the 2-match series. New Zealand won the first match by 9 wickets.
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