“I’m looking forward to working with my neighbouring country”

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Legendary South Africa pace bowler Makhaya Ntini has admitted that he is looking forward to working with Zimbabwe as their bowling coach over the next two years.

Ntini’s two-year reign as Zimbabwe’s bowling coach will begin at the World Twenty20 in India in March and he hopes to have a major impact during his tenure with the team.

“I’m looking forward to working with my neighbouring country. I think there is a lot of talent there that we need to find and nurture. This is also about following my dreams of coaching and bringing guys through,” he told ESPNcricinfo.

With Zimbabwe being in the qualifying round of the World Twenty20, Ntini pointed out that the most important thing is to ensure they finish atop of their group, which consists of Scotland, Afghanistan and Hong Kong, as they will then proceed to the Super 10 stage of the tournament.

“The most important thing is that the team qualifies for the main draw,” he said.