39-year-old Brendon Taylor to make Test returns against New Zealand after serving a 3.5-year ICC ban. Cricket news

Former Zimbabwe Cricket captain Brendon Taylor, now 39 years old, is returning to his international cricket in the second Test against New Zealand. It follows the ICC’s three and a half years of suspension for violating the anti -corruption code, which ended on 25 July. He is expected to join the Zimbabwe’s squad for the second Test starting in Bulwayo from 7 August.“He will clearly be available for the second test,” Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervin said about the return from Taylor, as is done by ANI.“But I also know how hard he has worked in his ability – especially the last eight, ten (or) 12 months – to do this. I am very excited to come back to space in the next few days, and see what he has to contribute to the team and group.”Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Taylor, 39, has not participated in any representative cricket since sudden retirement in September 2021. During his suspension, he was banned from training with national or domestic teams.Zimbabwe has already selected the 16-member squad for the New Zealand Test series. The team consists of an experienced batting lineup and Tafdzwa Tsiga as a wicketkeeper-better nominated for the first Test.Taylor, who traditionally batted at number four in testing, can return to this position if selected. This can lead to adjustment in the order of batting, in which players like Scene Williams can go down to strengthen the middle order.Taylor has admitted that he does not expect immediate return to the eleven of playing. His return focuses on contributing to Zimbabwe Cricket, which he admitted to let him go down through his previous tasks.“I have become properly humble,” said Taylor.

“I really look forward to just adding value, which I probably did not do according to my ability when I was there earlier.”Taylor’s cricket career includes 34 Test matches for Zimbabwe from 2004 to 2021, with an average of 36.25. He scored six test centuries, including an notable 105 unbeaten 105 against Bangladesh in 2011.His return coincides with a busy period for Zimbabwe Cricket. The team has played seven Tests with a win this year and set four more against New Zealand and Afghanistan.While Taylor cannot provide immediate convenience in Zimbabwe’s T20 schemes, he may potentially join the ODI team, especially in the idea with the 2027 World Cup.His suspension failed to report a match-fixing proposal, which was associated with a blackmail associated with the use of cocaine.