Andy Flower Turns 52 : The Facts Lesser Known about The Zimbabwe Legend

Coming From a country that fought with Hunger and Poverty all way along, Andy Flower has been a legend in the field of cricket and also played a pivotal role in uprising his nation in the cricketing map of the world. Andy Flower has genuinely been the Flag-Bearer for Zimbabwe For more than a Decade, winning the Wisden's "Cricketer of the Year" in 2002.

Andy Flower has been able to prove that talent and hardwork always comes first leaving behind the difficulties and the obstacles. You need not to be immensely talented or be god-gifted to become master in a skill. You just need proper hardwork,dilligence and mental temparament to strive at the ultimate stage. There are not too much historical proofs about people loving cricket as a sport in Zimbabwe. Still from that place, promoting a nation like zimbabwe into the premiere cricketing map, it is not so easy and kudos to Andy Flower for achieving such a fate.


Here are some Facts you didn't know about him -

1. Flower was South African by Origin, He was born in Cape Town and starting from his high school days at Oriel Days High School and Vaniona School, he played mostly with his brother Grant Flower.

2. It was a Black Armband that brought him in public recognition that he wore alongside his teammate Henry Olonga to protest against Robert Mugabe's policies amidst 2003 Cricket World Cup.

3. His aggregate score of 341 in the first test against his homeborn country South Africa is the Second Highest Ever by a batsman on losing side. Flower had the record of scoring A Century in a debut WC match but in 2011, Virat Kohli also achieved this fate.

Andy Flower

4. Flower was and is always active towards helping poor and disables. He became an Ambassador for the children’s charity, Hope for Children, and has assisted in raising thousands of pounds for needy children in Zimbabwe and around the world. 

5. Flower loved to play against India. In fact, some of his best cricket was played against India and that too in India. In his 10 Test innings against India, Flower scored 820 runs at a whopping 117.14, which included as many as three tons and 4 fifties with the highest score of 232 not out. 

Flower will not just be remembered for the contributions he made for Zimbabwe, but also for the great yards he put in as England coach. Despite not living in Zimbabwe, he went on to stitch a successful career elsewhere. Zimbabwe have surely missed out on Flower’s brilliance in the latter stages.

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