NEW DELHI, Jan 24: The Indian cricket board will throw open two tournaments and its national academy to Zimbabwe to help revive the beleaguered African team.

Officials agreed to extend the helping hand after a meeting with Zimbabwe Cricket Union chairman Peter Chingoka on Friday, said a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) statement.

“The meeting was to discuss the role the BCCI can play in the redevelopment of Zimbabwe cricket in the years to come,” the Indian board said on Saturday.

A Zimbabwe President’s XI will now enter the Deodhar Trophy one-day series in March and next year’s Duleep Trophy first-class tournament.—Reuters