Brother Grant Flower, currently the Zimbabwe batting coach, told TOI on Tuesday that Andy's tips were being seriously followed. "Andy has given us quite a few tips on how to tackle India. We are following his instructions," Grant said.
Refusing to divulge details, Grant said the England coach's advice would motivate the cricketers to perform better against Virat Kohli-led India. "He has asked us to improve on a few areas and we are working on those," Grant said.
Grant knows it won't be a bed of roses for Brendon Taylor's men. "Even without Dhoni, India can beat any team. Ours is a young side and we will try to put up a good show against India," Grant said. "India will also get the help of Duncan Fletcher, who knows the Zimbabwe conditions pretty well, so there will be pressure on us."
Grant, however, feels it's important to play more international cricket to get accustomed to world standards. "It's actually a chicken-and-egg situation for us. There are financial issues and since we don't get to play enough cricket, the exposure is limited."
There was a time when Zimbabwe were considered dark horses, but things started changing in 2003 when a bunch of players, including the Flower brothers, decided to leave the country protesting against the regime of president Robert Mugabe.
A decade, Grant feels they could have taken a different stand. "I think there were mistakes from both ends (the players and the authorities). There were political issues, which led to selections and monetary problems as well. We were trying to achieve everything at one go," Grant felt.
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