Fiery character. Does not hang around with the bat — his strike rate is 98.79 in ODIs and 66.87 in tests (as a comparison, forceful Australian opener Matthew Hayden's statistics are 77.25 and 59.25).
Debut shortly after 1999 World Cup, then rowed with Zimbabwe establishment and chose to suspend his career.
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He tried several business ventures before resuming cricket in 2002. Nov, rolled his jeep after a head-on collision with another car, thrown out of vehicle, over other car and into ditch, narrowly escaping serious injury — took 5-79 in 1st test v Pakistan a week later. Same month hit 55 off 39 balls in ODI v Pakistan, Zimbabwe losing by seven runs.
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