Zimbabwe cricketer Ryan Burl pleads for sponsorship, shares pic of his wornout footwear

Zimbabwe cricketer Ryan Burl has come forward and asked for sponsorship for his national team as he posted a ...

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 23, 2021 02:53 PM2021-05-23T14:53:52+5:302021-05-23T14:54:29+5:30

Zimbabwe cricketer Ryan Burl pleads for sponsorship, shares pic of his wornout footwear | Zimbabwe cricketer Ryan Burl pleads for sponsorship, shares pic of his wornout footwear

Zimbabwe cricketer Ryan Burl pleads for sponsorship, shares pic of his wornout footwear

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Zimbabwe cricketer Ryan Burl has come forward and asked for sponsorship for his national team as he posted a heartbreaking image of one of his cricketing kits which is in poor condition. Taking to the micro-blogging site, Ryan Burl posted an image of his ripped shoes with some glue and other tools that were used by him to fix them and urged the people whether anyone is ready to sponsor his national team so that they do not have to glue their shoes back after every series.

In July 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Zimbabwe and disallowed the country into participating in the T20 World Cup Qualifiers later that year. However, Zimbabwe was reinstated by the apex body in October. Since their re-entry, most of their tours got canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic  A proposed limited-overs tour to Zimbabwe by the Indian team, scheduled for August 2020, has also been called off by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) due to the pandemic. Earlier this month, they lost a Test series 0-2 to Pakistan with innings defeat in both matches. Burl, was last seen in action on April 25, in the third T20I between Zimbabwe and Pakistan. Although he didn’t bat in that contest, he gave away 33 runs in four overs with the ball. Burl has played three Tests, 18 ODIs, and 25 T20Is since making his international debut in 2017. A middle-order batsman and also a part-time leg-spinner, he has scored a combined 660 runs across formats.

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