Fielding Coach of Zimbabwe Cricket Senior Men’s National Team has died

Bret Kamutenga 

Shepherd Tichaendepi Makunura, fielding coach of the Zimbabwe Cricket senior team, has died at the age of 46.

Makunura had reportedly been unwell and eventually succumbed to the illness and died this morning.

Besides being the fielding coach of the senior team, he was head coach of domestic team Southern Rocks.

He started playing cricket in primary school and got a scholarship that took him to Prince Edward School for his secondary education.

Makunura made history with the domestic team, Mountaineers by becoming the first coach in Zimbabwe to win three consecutive Logan Cup titles between 2017 and 2019. He then claimed the coveted silverware again the following season with Southern Rocks.

In 2018, he joined the Zimbabwe Senior Men’s National Team technical set-up as Fielding Coach.

Makunura is survived by his wife, Sinikiwe Mpofu, a former Zimbabwe international cricketer who is Zimbabwe Senior Women’s National Team Assistant Coach, and two children.

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