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Dion Myers Reflects on Return to Zimbabwe Team After Three Years
“Being back in the team…it's such a nice vibe. So, I expect a lot more from this team going forward and very excited for the future”: Myers
Published: Jul 12, 2024, 12:17 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 12, 2024, 12:17 PM (IST)
After a three-year break, Zimbabwean middle-order batsman Dion Myers made his comeback to cricket public with an impressive fifty in the third T20 International match against India. Myers called the innings “surreal.”
Myers, who stepped away from the game in 2021 to study for a degree at an English university, struck for a 49 from 49 balls, albeit it was not enough to win. In the five-match T20I series, India is up 2-1.
Myers last played for Zimbabwe in September 2021 against Ireland, before to the current series against India.
“It’s surreal to return to team. It’s something that you dream about as a young boy. I really thank my team-mates and my family for the support. Times were tough in the past few years, but I managed to find a way, so very proud of it,” Myers said in a press meet.
“Being back in the team…it’s such a nice vibe. So, I expect a lot more from this team going forward and very excited for the future,” he added.
Myers claimed that his absence from cricket was a “blessing in disguise for him.”
“It just helps sometimes when you’re out of the system or set-up to be able to look from a panoramic view and see what you can achieve or what you can do better to give to the team.
“The time away from the game was a blessing in disguise and it helped me realise a few more things about myself and also I needed to grow up,” he said.
For the 21-year-old, returning to cricket was not an easy task, though.
In the second T20 International, he was out for a duck and was then thrashed for 28 runs in an over by Indian opener Abhishek Sharma.
Myers claimed that in spite of the subpar performance, he was still able to maintain his confidence.
“It’s brilliant to learn and it’s brilliant to be in the firing line. I’m a big believer that if a situation presents a tough circumstance, you’re going to stand up or just let it go,” he said.
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“So, it was a great experience for me, personally, I didn’t take it in a confidence-down sort of a way and I thought there are some things that I need to work on. That’s how I’m taking such things,” he added.