Five commentators who did not have very good international careers

#3 Mpumelelo Mbangwa

Pommie Mbangwa's international appearances were quite sporadic

Undoubtedly one of the most successful commentators from Zimbabwe, Pommie Mbangwa did not have a very memorable career with the Zimbabwe national team. After being coached by Dennis Lillee in Chennai, Mbangwa moved to South Africa where he joined the Plascon Academy before receiving a call-up to the Zimbabwe side because of injuries to the team’s first-choice bowlers.

Pommie had a fairly good start to his Test career, picking up two wickets on his debut, against Pakistan. However, he could not maintain his spot in the team, mainly because of the fact that he lacked pace and batsmen found it easy to play him.

Despite not featuring regularly for Zimbabwe, Mbangwa still managed to find a place in three Champions Trophy squads (1998, 2000, 2002) and the 1999 World Cup side. He called time on his international career following the 2002 World Cup at the age of just 28 to pursue a career as a commentator.

Mbangwa picked up 32 Test wickets and 11 ODI wickets. An authentic No.11, Pommie’s average of 2 is the lowest for any Test cricketer.