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Zimbabwe players getting contracts to play domestic cricket in Pakistan is progress but development doesn’t happen on the bench.
Ryan Burl has played 1 game.
Brian Bennett hasn’t played at all in 4.
For someone like Bennett, you can at least argue exposure, being around top players in the Pakistan Super League, learning environments, dressing-room standards—that still adds value early in his career.
But for Burl? That argument fades.
He’s not a prospect—he’s a player whose been in the circuit long enough and needs game time, not observation. Sitting him out doesn’t develop him, it just wastes a resource.
And it raises a bigger question:
Are Zimbabwe players still not trusted enough in these leagues?
Because the issue doesn’t look like talent—it looks like hesitation. They’re good enough to be signed, but not trusted enough to be played.
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