We’ll put pressure on India from very first ball: Zimbabwe coach Houghton

Zimbabwe have surprised one and all with their performances in the ongoing T20 World CupFirst they qualified into the Super 12 stage for the first time beating Ireland and Scotland convincingly in the first round Then in the Super 12 they defeated Pakistan in a nailbiting thriller They also came very close against Bangladesh falling short by just three runsAlso Read Australia is Virat Kohlirsquos theatre of dreamsZimbabwe coach David Houghton 65 was disappointed after his teamrsquos loss against Bangladesh but is hoping for a better display against heavyweights India Zimbabwe face India in their final league encounter on Sunday in MelbourneClose defeat to BangladeshldquoI didnrsquot expect us to go down to Bangladesh We came so close We shouldrsquove won it from there But we are raring to go against India We will create pressure on them from the very first ball of the matchrdquo said HoughtonHoughton praised his opponents but knows there are vulnerabilities his team can cash in on ldquoIndia are expected to reach the knockouts even the final perhapsThey are such a strong outfit But their openers havenrsquot given them the best of starts and we are going to capitalise on that frontrdquo added HoughtonOne of Zimbabwersquos greatest players Houghtonrsquos entry into the team as coach was as unplanned as it could getAlso Read Shadab Khan shines as Pak bounce backlsquoCoach job offer came suddenlyrsquoldquoI am 65 now and have settled in Derbyshire Andy Flower Grant Flower Henry Olonga Neil Johnson former Zimbabwe stalwarts have all settled in and around the UK Suddenly I get a call to be Zimbabwersquos coach You canrsquot refuse a call from home can you I had to pay 50USD for a visa to get into my own country which the board Zimbabwe Cricket paid Now obviously Irsquove got my citizenship backrdquo said an animated HoughtonldquoThe countryrsquos economy has improved A lot of tourists are coming here for cricket and wildlife Peace has finally come back to Zimbabwerdquo Houghtonsigned off