Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza keen to 'secure future' in all three formats

Captain Sikandar Raza said Zimbabwe will try to rebuild the team and add new players in order to secure their future in all three formatsBrian Bennett is one of the players who helped Zimbabwe win the fifth T20I against Bangladesh with an impressive allaround performanceIn order to prevent his team from losing a 50 BAN vs ZIM T20I series whitewash Bennet who made his debut for his country last year after Zimbabwe was eliminated from the 2024 mens T20 World Cup bagged 2 wickets conceding 20 runs and scored a 49ball 70 Zimbabwe will miss its fourth ICC tournament since 2019 the 2024 T20 World CupThis is the vision Because we are not going to the World Cup we want to rebuild the team We want to secure our future in all three formats The senior guys will be there for a bit longer in ODIs and Tests but in T20s we are trying to build a new team The longterm vision is for these guys to gain the confidence from T20s to filter into ODIs and Tests Raza told ESPNcricinfoI can tell those youngsters that we tried our hardest in the qualifiers but it wasnt meant to be For those coming into the changing room theres still the right guidance available Hopefully our advice and guidance will help you kids cross that hurdle and get to the World Cup if you ever have to play the qualifiers he addedThe BAN vs ZIM T20I series was eyeopening for the team in transition After the first match they rested seasoned hitters Ryan Burl and Sean Williams for a few games Craig Ervine was also replaced at some point following the third T20I They intended to give Bennett Jonathan Campbell and Tadiwanashe Marumani more playing timeAlso ReadIPL 2024 playoffs Whos in whos out Check whats at stake for the 10 teamsBennett batted in three places throughout five games He struggled at first but scoring 70 in the sixth game gave Zimbabwe hope He also used his offspin to take vital wickets including Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto in the fourth T20I and Soumya Sarkar and Towhid Hridoy in the fifthI am very pleased with my performance It is Mothers Day so this one will be for my mum I am grateful it came out today I am fine batting anywhere in the order I dont really have a set position to bat I can play my normal game during or after the powerplay Bennett said after the gameIt is much easier as an allrounder these days to get your name out there I am working on my bowling a bit Hopefully it will get better as my career goes on It is something that I am definitely willing to get better at he addedMeanwhile Raza said they are keeping an eye on the rankings and points systemFor some reason Zimbabwe play great in qualifiers but in the doordie match all of us tend to fall off We just want to make sure we qualify directly and we dont have to play these qualifiers again Raza saidWith agency inputs