Grant Flower, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Grant Flower

Zimbabwean cricketer

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1970

Place of Birth: Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Zimbabwe

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Grant Flower

  • Grant William Flower (born 20 December 1970) is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former cricketer.
  • He is rated among the best Zimbabwean cricketers in history for his consistent left arm spin and fine batting skills.
  • He was a fitness fanatic who spends hours in the gym, and was also regarded as a brilliant fielder who was usually seen in the gully.
  • "Flower Power", the combination of Grant and his brother Andy Flower, was the mainstay of Zimbabwean batting for a decade.
  • He was his team's most successful opening batsman who played the role of anchorman, with strokeplayers coming in down the order. He played a lead role in, arguably, Zimbabwe's finest Test victory, against a strong Pakistan side.
  • He would show a liking for the Pakistani side over his career, averaging over 40 against them and scoring 3 centuries including an unbeaten 201.
  • In July 2014, he was appointed as batting coach of the Pakistan cricket team for a period of two years.
  • He was also the first ever batsman to have carried his bat across 2 different formats and also the only batsman to have carried out his bat in both ODIs as well as in tests.

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