Zimbabwe went onto win the game and earn their second victory in their Test cricket history. Pommie impressed his bowling as he took the wicket of Rahul Dravid twice in the same match. In the same year, India came to play against Zimbabwe one-off Test. He made steady progress and in the year 1998, he went onto play 8 Tests for the country. While Zimbabwe lost the game, Pommie managed to pick the wickets of Ijaz Ahmed and Wasim Akram.
POMMIE MBWENGE SERIES
Pommie Mbangwa made his Test debut in the second Test of the series at Faisalabad on 24th October 1976. He returned home in time and in October, Mbangwa received an international call for the tour of Pakistan. Then in October of that year, aged 20, he was selected in the Zimbabwe squad for the tour of Pakistan. In 1996, he went to the Madras to be coached by Australian great Denis Lillee. He scored 446 runs at an average of 31.85, with the highest score of 72 not out, and took 36 wickets at an average of 16.00. He spent an entire season there and was also appointed captain and enjoyed a good all-around performance. Impressed by the performance, Pommie was handed the opportunity to play for Dean Close. The Zimbabwe cricketer impressed one and all with his bowling, picking four wickets in that game. Pommie’s first successful moment came in the year 1994, when an English school team, Dean Close toured Zimbabwe for a game. After completing his primary school, he moved the Milton High School and focused completely on cricket, giving up his interest on other sports such as Rugby. His love for the game increased with time and started playing competitive cricket regularly. He was included in the school team after one year and never looked back after that. He began playing the game at Estate Preparatory School. He started playing the game at the young age of 10.
Pommie Mbangwa was born on 26th Jane 1976 in the small town of Plumtree in Zimbabwe. Today, he is counted amongst the most respected commentators in the cricketing world. However, Pommie did became a prominent name after he retired as a cricketer purely because of his commentary. It would be an exaggeration to say that he had huge success as a cricketer in international cricket. Pommie Mbangwa is a former cricketer who played for Zimbabwe between 19.
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