This weekend, CNN’s African Voices Playmakers, a program sponsored by Globacom, is set to feature three prominent African cricket players. Suné Luus, the former captain of the Rwandan national cricket team, Eric Dusingizimana, the captain of the South African National Women’s Cricket Team, and Craig Ervine, the captain of the Zimbabwean National Cricket Team, will each discuss how cricket is rapidly gaining popularity across the African continent and their efforts to promote their passion further.
Dusingizimana, a cricketer born in 1987, holds a Guinness World Record in the sport, which he achieved in 2016 for charitable purposes. To break the Guinness World Record, he batted continuously for 51 hours in 2016.
Suné Luus, on the other hand, is a 27-year-old all-rounder who specializes in leg spin bowling for the South African national cricket team. Zimbabwe’s limited-overs team is led by the 35-year-old international cricketer Ervine, known for his left-handed hitting. He has played first-class cricket in the Logan Cup for various Zimbabwean teams and has represented Zimbabwe in both Test and limited-overs matches.
The program will be broadcast on Saturday at 9:30 a.m., Sunday at 4:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Additionally, the same episode will be re-aired on Monday at 4 a.m. and split into two parts for Tuesday and Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.