T20 World Cup pain lingers for Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza says missing out on next month's T20 World Cup will haunt the team for years.

Minnows Namibia and Uganda beat Zimbabwe in last year's African qualifiers to join the world's top teams at the tournament, co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA.

On the eve of their white-ball series in Bangladesh, Raza told reporters in Chittagong:

“I think that’s something that will always be painful. Not just when we play, I think even when we retire. It’s not just pain that we’re feeling now, I think it’s something that we’re going to have to carry for a long time.”

But he added that with the first of five T20Is starting in Chittagong, Zimbabwe had no shortage of motivation for their time in Bangladesh.

The Zimbabwe tour will also be Bangladesh's last home series before they leave for the World Cup.