Zimbabwe's Williams Sacked Over 'drug Addiction'

Former Zimbabwe skipper Sean Williams' world profession is complete aft he entered a rehabilitation programme to dainty supplier addiction, nan country's cricket relation has announced.

Zimbabwe Cricket said nan all-rounder had made himself unavailable for nationalist action - and that it would not prime him again.

Williams, 39, has scored almost 9,000 runs and taken much than 150 wickets crossed each 3 formats of nan crippled for his country.

He pulled retired of nan T20 broadside earlier a World Cup Africa Qualifier bid successful Harare successful September and during an soul investigation into nan reasons for his withdrawal he "disclosed that he has been struggling pinch supplier addiction and has voluntarily entered rehabilitation", Zimbabwe Cricket said.

"After observant consideration, ZC has concluded that Williams will nary longer beryllium considered for nationalist selection," nan governing assemblage added.

Williams has not commented connected Zimbabwe Cricket's statement.

"ZC expects each contracted players to uphold nan highest standards of professionalism, subject and compliance pinch squad protocols and anti-doping regulations," it continued.

"A reappraisal of Williams' grounds indicates a history of disciplinary issues and repeated unavailability, which has impacted squad preparations and performance.

"While ZC commends him for seeking rehabilitation, withdrawal from squad commitments nether circumstances involving imaginable testing raises superior concerns regarding master and ethical standards."

It said it was "not feasible" to proceed his nationalist statement erstwhile it runs retired connected 31 December.

"Notwithstanding this, ZC sincerely acknowledges and appreciates his immense publication to Zimbabwean cricket complete nan past 2 decades," it added.

"Williams has played a pivotal domiciled successful immoderate of nan astir important moments successful our caller history, leaving a lasting bequest some connected and disconnected nan field.

"ZC wishes him spot successful his betterment and each occurrence successful his early endeavours."