Elton Chigumbura

Elton Chigumbura (born 14 March 1986) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He was Zimbabwe's One Day International and Twenty20 International captain appointed in August 2014, before stepping down in January 2016.

He made his debut at the age of 18, amidst the rebel crisis and has played 14 Test matches. Chigumbura is the most capped player in the current ODI squad with almost 200 caps.

In May 2015 Chigumbura made his maiden ODI century, against Pakistan in Lahore, in his 174th ODI match. With over 4000 runs and 100 wickets in ODI, he is widely regarded as one of Zimbabwe's greatest all-rounders. His T20I strike rate of 150.83 is one of the best in the world.

Career

Chigumbura made his first-class debut for Mashonaland aged just fifteen and went on to represent Zimbabwe in two consecutive Under-19 World Cups. He took four wickets in their upset win over Australia in the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.

He made his international debut sooner than expected due to the absence of the 'rebel' players, playing his first Test aged just 18 during a tour of Sri Lanka. It was a demoralising tour for Zimbabwe and Chigumbura looked out of his depth. He missed the majority of 2005 due to a stress fracture in his back which he picked up during a series against South Africa in March.