A strong foundation that had been laid by Zimbabwean cricket authorities at the advent of the professional era, when money started to flow into the sport, was to take good financial care of both national team players and those in the fringes.
For a small cricketing nation, there were ample funds in the coffers - from increased International Cricket Council (ICC) grants and commercial revenue -- to guarantee that even players outside the national team made a comfortable living from the game.
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