Former Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Peter Chingoka says veteran sports administrator, Alwyn Pichanick, was an endless fountain of knowledge from which he drew guidance to lead the national game. Pichanick, a former Sports Commission chairman and ZC boss, died in Australia and is expected to be buried near Brisbane on Friday. He had been battling cancer for some time. Widely respected as one of the finest legal minds to emerge from this country, Pichanick led Zimbabwe Cricket for a long time, including when the Chevrons first appeared at the World Cup in 1983 in the United Kingdom.
Under the captaincy of Duncan Fletcher, that group of Zimbabwean cricketers shocked the world by beating Australia at that global showcase. Pichanick also laid the groundwork for the country's acceptance as one of the only few countries in the world who are admitted into the Test arena. Chingoka said he had lost a pillar of strength.
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