i wouldn't tease you fatcat ebrahim started out average and got worse...he eventually, by pure selection persistence, looked a little more comfortable and even played a good innings or two.

around the time of the OZ/WI matches when zim were playing well with ervine, taibu, price... i thought vermeulan would be our best batsmen.

but, and i'm not placing blame, he was not picked as often as he should have been, imo, (despite topping averages domestically - according to the article above) and he showed glimmers of real batsmanship (in the close home series against the WI - i have vivid memories of some very good batting; strokeplay and shot selection - even temperament). i think he's as good as anyone in the side (but with experience of closer competitions against top teams) and if they show him the kind of selection trust they showed for example sibanda, matsikenyeri, ebrahim or even duffin and rinke (so far) i think he'll be every bit as good as anyone in the team. the few times i've seen him for zimbabwe i liked him.

but yeah, looking at his figures they're not good - so clearly there were times i didn't seem him that he was pants!