HARARE, (Reuters) – Dav Whatmore has been unveiled as the new Zimbabwe coach with the Australian agreeing to an initial contract that runs until the end of the World Cup early next year.
Whatmore, who coached Sri Lanka to the World Cup title in 1996, will take charge of his fourth international side having also led Bangladesh and Pakistan.
The Sri Lanka-born 60-year-old, who played seven tests for Australia in 1979, believes there is plenty of potential in the Zimbabwe squad.
“I know this team, I have seen them beating Pakistan, so the potential is there,” Whatmore told reporters on Tuesday.
“What we all require is a genuine effort, a duty of care to the employer and a collective effort.
