ENGLAND-BASED Marondera-born cricketer, Kudzai Mutiti is set to call it time on playing cricket to focus on the business side of sport.
Mutiti, who is currently in the books of Great Houghton Cricket club as player and junior coach, is set to retire from playing cricket to focus on the business side of the sport at the end of the current season.
The 30-year old told Standard Sport that he will be playing his last season.
“It is true that I will be hanging the bat at the end of the season," he said.
“This is my last playing cricket season.”
Mutiti, a founder of Hokima Cricket Academy in Marondera, revealed that he won’t be leaving the sport entirely but will focus on the business aspect of the sport as he evolves from playing.
“The next move is to focus more on the business side of sport and the administration side of things," he said.
“I believe we are in a world where we need to constantly evolve as human beings and as sports people we have a life of the field of play.
“So we need to keep on evolving, I think I have seen a lot of sportspeople failing to evolve and have heavily paid for it, so I won’t be stepping off sport completely but just the playing side of things.”
As he calls it time on his playing time, Mutiti is grateful to the opportunities that the sport has given him.
“It is no doubt that the special game of cricket has shaped me into the person I have become today," he said.
“I wasn’t a bright student in class, but cricket gave me an opportunity to express myself, serve my community and country in my own way.”
Having had to juggle between playing cricket and running his academy, Mutiti believes retiring from cricket to focus on the Hokima Cricket Academy will open doors for the under privileged kids.
“My moving on is to try to open doors for the youngsters," he added.
“I feel proud to be involved with the academy as I get a chance to give back to the community.”
