Cricket
I’m back and I want to play for Kenya again
Kenya's batsman Maurice Odumbe during a match against Sri Lanka.
Posted Saturday, July 18 2009 at 18:30
“Their coach was impressed by our performance and gave us an opportunity to play in England.”
Spread the game
Odumbe said that the talent is still there in the country and it was for all the stake holders to come together and work as a team for Kenya to regain her lost glory.
“The other day while I was in Kisumu, I saw some young boys playing the game and had to a alight from a ‘boda boda’ taxi to watch them. CK should spread the game to other provinces in the country.”
Odumbe said that it worried him to contemplate that Uganda, which did not have a single cricket ground 10 years ago, could overtake Kenya if nothing is done to halt the decline in the standard of the game in junior ranks in the country.
“I am shocked when I hear that some teams are unable to raise a side for the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association league match while in our days, one would wish to be a 12th man as long as he was part of the squad.”
His wish is to revive his stalled career at his former club, Aga Khan Sports Club.
“Aga Khan Sports Club, as the whole of the Ismailia community were very supportive to me. They made me what I am.”
The flamboyant Odumbe’s many accolades included man-of-the match awards in all the three International Cricket Council World Cups in which he played in 1996, 1999 and 2003. The former captain feels that given chance, he still has a lot to offer to the game he loves most.
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Submitted by jofreadPosted July 19, 2009 10:02 AM
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Submitted by jaributest
Let's hope he stays out of trouble (or doesn't get framed again) once he comes back, for his sake and our sake, and continues to play well as he used to back in the day - let's hope that he can still play at 40.
Posted July 19, 2009 04:38 AM -
Submitted by wangulu35
odumbe keep ur head up almost ever indian in dubai knows u!
Posted July 18, 2009 01:36 PM -
Submitted by 1nyoike
he stil gat juice!!! welcome back Mo
Posted July 18, 2009 02:13 AM
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It is not a good idea to get Odumbe back in the national squad. His name is dented and that will reflect on the other players. If cricket is really his concern, he could have done some coaching to younger players. Now it looks like if he wants to have all, he was missing in the last few years.