Four players to join Zim squad for ODIs

Four Zimbabwe cricket players will be joining the national team for the one-day international series against India, beginning next Thursday (07 March 2002).

Three of them, Gary Brent, Charles Coventry and Douglas Marillier will leave Harare for Delhi on Sunday morning. They will be joined in the Indian capital by Douglas Hondo, who is playing in Australia.

"We want the four in India now because their style of play fits into our strategy for the one-day series", said Convenor of selectors, Ali Shah.

As a result, four players who have been taking part in the two Tests: Trevor Gripper, Raymond Price, Gavin Rennie and Brighton Watambwa will be returning home.

Of the quartet going to India, Coventry stands out as the newcomer to the senior squad.

Described by joint coach Steve Rhodes as "one of the success stories at the 2002 under - 19 cricket World Cup", the Universals and former Christian Brothers College player has been consitent with his bat.

In the nineteen (19) one-day internationals he played between the Coca-Cola week in South Africa and the under -19 World Cup, Coventry averaged 28.71, with a strike rate of 91.21% and an aggregate 488.