HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – Zimbabwe Cricket has turned to Brian Lara to become the batting consultant for the national team.
The West Indies batting legend will work with the team during the 2011 World Cup, and also prepare them for their return to Tests after five years.
Zimbabwe are set to host Bangladesh for a series of two Tests and three One-day Internationals next May.
Announcing the deal to the media in Harare, the 41-year-old Lara said he was looking forward to working with the team.
Lara is one of several former and current international players now taking part in Zimbabwean’s national domestic Twenty20 tournament.
