Zimbabwe All-Rounder Ryan Burl Could Land In Trouble Over Tweet Asking For Sponsors

Zimbabwe all-rounder Ryan Burl may have got the desired sponsorship from Puma Cricket but he might land up in a bit of trouble with the cricket board.

Recently, Ryan Burl had taken to his official Twitter account where he had posted a picture of his shoes and glue, which the all-rounder uses to fix the former before and after playing a tournament.

Any chance we can get a sponsor so we don’t have to glue our shoes back after every series ? @newbalance @NewBalance_SA @NBCricket @ICAssociation pic.twitter.com/HH1hxzPC0m

— Ryan Burl (@ryanburl3) May 22, 2021

Burl’s tweet went instantly viral and soon Puma Cricket announced that it will be sponsoring the all-rounder and his mates.

The Zimbabwe cricketer shared the news of the same and thanked Puma Cricket for their heartfelt gesture and fans for their support.

Time to put the glue away, I got you covered @ryanburl3 ?? https://t.co/FUd7U0w3U7

— PUMA Cricket (@pumacricket) May 23, 2021

Puma Cricket recently posted a picture of the shoes being dispatched to Ryan Burl and his mates.

However, if a few tweets of a Zimbabwean journalist Adam Theu are to be believed, the bigwigs at Zimbabwe Cricket are not happy with Ryan Burl’s actions as they feel that it shows ZC in poor light.

According to Theu, some of the senior officials in ZC are calling for disciplinary action against Ryan Burl.

“I’m told that certain members high up in Zimbabwe Cricket are angry at Ryan Burl’s plea for sponsorship help as it “reflects bad on the organisation. I’m also told that the same members want disciplinary action to be enforced. This would be a terrible move by Zim Cricket.” wrote Adam Theu.

Theu further wrote that while there may not be a public disciplinary action, one might see Burl face the great by getting omitted from the side.

“Knowing how ZC works, this won’t be public disciplinary action but rather behind the doors nonsense. Don’t be surprised to see team selection omissions and similar techniques used. Hope I’m wrong.” he said.

“To those unaware, Burl had made a posted a plea for boots sponsorship after admitting he had to glue his boots together after every series. Sporting giants puma came to the rescue and immediately offered to sponsor the Zimbabwe star,” he added.

I’m told that certain members high up in Zimbabwe Cricket are angry at Ryan Burl’s plea for sponsorship help as it “reflects bad on the organisation”.

I’m also told that the same members want disciplinary action to be enforced.

This would be a terrible move by Zim Cricket. pic.twitter.com/sr792L0YiI

— Adam Theo??? #RegisterToVote (@AdamTheofilatos) May 23, 2021

Ryan Burl made his international debut in 2017 and he has thus far featured in 2 Tests, 18 ODIs, and 25 T20Is.

Also Read: ‘This Is Absolutely False’ – BCCI Official Denies Reports Of Women Players Not Being Paid For 8 Months Of Contract