Zimbabwe’s legendary player trapped in drug trap (Photo-ZC)
The player who has scored more than 8000 runs in international cricket, the player who has been playing international cricket for 20 years, is today in the rehab centre. We are talking about Shaun Williams, who has been kept out of the central contract by Zimbabwe. Actually, Shawn Williams has become addicted to drugs and to get rid of it, he is admitted to the rehab center. Zimbabwe Cricket Board revealed that this player is struggling with drug addiction and he will not be selected in the team.
ZC’s big revelation on Shawn Williams
shawn williams had recently withdrawn from the Zimbabwe squad citing personal reasons a night before the men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier. On Tuesday, Zimbabwe Cricket revealed that they had conducted an internal investigation to determine the reason for Shaun Williams’ absence, after which Williams told the board that he was struggling with drug addiction and had checked himself into a rehab centre. The board said, ‘ZC wholeheartedly acknowledges and appreciates his immense contribution to Zimbabwe cricket over the last two decades. Williams has played a major role in some of the most important moments in our recent history and has left an indelible legacy on and off the field. ZC wishes him a speedy recovery.
Shawn Williams’ unmatched career
Shaun Williams has scored 6 centuries in 24 tests for Zimbabwe. In ODI, he has scored 5127 runs in 164 matches in which he has scored 8 centuries. This Zimbabwean all-rounder has scored 1805 runs in 85 T20 International matches. This player has also taken 161 wickets in international cricket. In professional cricket, this player has scored a total of 28 centuries and has scored more than 16 thousand runs.
These cricketers also got trapped in drug trap
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, Vinod Kambli, former West Indies cricketer David Murray, late Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds and Zimbabwe’s Brandon Taylor had become addicted to drugs.