Hamilton Masakadza served as ZC's Director of Cricket for four years.

Hamilton Masakadza has resigned from his role as Zimbabwe's Director of Cricket, citing "failure to qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 as the main reason for his decision to step down" according to a release by the cricket board.

Masakadza had taken up the role soon after retiring from all forms of cricket in October 2019. He will continue to remain involved in Zimbabwe Cricket in different capacities, the board further said.

"This decision has come about after careful consideration of the successes and failures of our cricket and my responsibilities," Masakadza wrote in his resignation letter. "As much as there has been a lot of progress in my tenure, the fact remains that we are the only Full Member nation not participating at the next T20 World Cup after our shock loss to Uganda.

"This was indeed one of the lowest points of my career and I take full responsibility as Director of Cricket. This decision was a very difficult one to make and I remain fully committed to Zimbabwe Cricket and would very much be interested in serving in a different capacity as the organisation looks forward to hosting the Men's Under-19 World Cup in 2026 and the Men's 50-over World Cup in 2027."

ZC Managing Director Givemore Makoni said: "Hamilton's status as a cricket legend is not in doubt and we are indebted to him for his immense contributions to the sport, on and off the field.

"After calling time on his playing career, he gave his all trying to ensure ZC has the foundations in place to identify, develop and prepare the next generation of players.

"As he leaves his current role, as an organisation we take great satisfaction in knowing that, despite some crucial results not going our way, Zimbabwe teams and our cricket in general have made significant progress under his watch. I hope the game will continue benefiting from his knowledge and expertise."

During Masakadza's four-year tenure, Zimbabwe qualified for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia and reached the Super 12s. He was also instrumental in ZC introducing new tournaments like the National Premier League and the Zim Afro T10 league for men as well as two women's provincial competitions, the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup.