Ballance, the 33-year-old left-hand top-order batter who performed 23 Checks and 16 ODIs for England between 2014 and 2017, signed the contract with Zimbabwe, the nation of his delivery, in December final yr following his launch from county cricket facet Yorkshire.
“I am thrilled to be becoming a member of Zimbabwe Cricket and may’t wait to begin work with some nice coaches and proficient gamers,” Ballance mentioned on the time. “The chance to characterize Zimbabwe has given me a new-found ardour and pleasure for the sport.
“I’ve stored in contact with quite a lot of folks inside Zimbabwe cricket through the years and it has been nice to look at their current progress particularly.”
Aside from Raza, all of the regulars are within the combine for Zimbabwe, with captain Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Tendai Chatara and Richard Ngarava all included.
The three T20I matches can be performed on January 12, 14 and 15 at Harare Sports activities Membership. These can be adopted by the three-match ODI collection, with these matches scheduled for January 18, 21 and 23, additionally in Harare.
Zimbabwe T20I squad for collection in opposition to Eire: Craig Ervine (capt), Gary Ballance, Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Harmless Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Sean Williams.
