From FACEBOOK Entry by Lankan Lions, Sept 2025
He made a brilliant century, which set up Zimbabwe’s first ever Test win when they beat Pakistan in 1995. Two years later, scoring 203 against New Zealand, he became the youngest Zimbabwean batsman to score a Test double century. He has represented Zimbabwe in three World Cups (1996), 1999, and 2003, and during his 10-year career, he took 139 international wickets in addition to 4912 international runs.
In 2013, his name surfaced again in the news when he spent a whole night with a crocodile under his bed without any knowledge. Fortunately, both he and the crocodile were safe & last year he survived a leopard attack but suffered some considerable injuries. Here’s wishing a very happy 53rd birthday to former Zimbabwe all-rounder Guy Whittall.
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