Quoted from SaloonLimo in post #46305
Thanks all, useful detail. I was tracking Dean, he does great work. Can anyone explain the Australians doing a Podcast? Unsure what the link is...
Yep I can. I'm without a doubt Zimbabwe crickets biggest supporter from Australia, 35 years old, seen Zimbabwe play multiple times, but gradually over a year after I saw them during the January/February 2001 in the Carlton & United Series between Aus vs Zim vs Wi and before you know it I was never missing so much as a micro second. By the time Zimbabwe toured Australia for the 2 Tests in October 2003 and then back here for the VB series in January/February 2004 between Australia-India-Zimbabwe. By then i was already well and truly crazy mad obsessed. 25+ year Zimbabwe cricket fan.
But I'll tell the main reason I believe is Australians love an underdog, people here in Australia and people visiting quickly find out, that as soon as an underdog is tipped to just be that, Aussies go all in on them, the disappointment is hard still, but when an underdog like Zimbabwe beats one of the bigger teams, that's a feeling that is stark raving mad.
I'm very rock n roll personally and Australians are quick to cut people or groups down when they get too big for their boots, it's called, "(The Tall Poppy Syndrome)". And plus we have a huge amount of Southern African Diaspora here in Australia particularly in Western Australia. Especially Zimbabweans.
If that answers your question or helps you out, then yeah 👍🏻. My disappointment is they took my idea, I just didn't think anyone would gravitate towards it as much as people have.
Without tooting my own trumpet 🎺 but toot toot. My knowledge of Zimbabwe Cricket is quite extensive and more than the just the average hardcore Zimbabwean supporter, I'm a numbers guy too. I honestly believe my ideas to improve certain aspects of cricket within Zimbabwe cricket would be quite helpful too.
Anyways hope this helps. Cheers mate world 🌍 🦘