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Hot on the heels of Henry Olonga's call for Zimbabwe to make a full return to international cricket comes a rather surprising response from ZC. Ozias Bvute, who Olonga has specifically fingered as being untrustworthy and one of his remaining concerns about ZC, has invited Olonga to return to ZImbabwe and play a role in helping the redevelopment of the game there, according to the Daily News:

"Henry remains a hero to so many young kids in this country and I still hope he will change his mind and return to his country of birth and help with our cricket renaissance. He has been much in the limelight recently promoting his book and he has said a couple of peculiar things about us ... I just wish we could meet and talk about the issues he still has with Zimbabwe Cricket.

"The 2003 World Cup was a long time ago and Zimbabwe Cricket has been through some tough times since then. I know he was angry, but we can resolve that. Lots of us were angry in Zimbabwe Cricket but we have emerged stronger, wiser and more determined than ever. We really appreciate Henry’s words of encouragement regarding returning to Test cricket but I can’t understand why he would rule out a return to Zimbabwe, even just for a couple of visits. Why would he burn bridges?

"He will always be a role model, someone for youngsters to look up to, and we’d love to see him back -- in whatever capacity. He left the country and retired from cricket under extremely unfortunate circumstances but, as far as we are concerned, we’d like to put the past behind us and move on to a brighter future."

Olonga returning to Zimbabwe seems unlikely in the near future - his black armband protest was seen as treasonous in certain circles, and Olonga has cited concerns abut his personal safety as one reason he hasn't been back to the country since. But an olive branch has certainly been offered.
Daily News - ZC extends Olonga olive branch