Back at it, Brendan Taylor raring to test Pakistan

The toughest challenge former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor was up against during the COVID-19 enforced lockdown was home-schooling two of his four kids. It was a test of patience fronting up to a laptop instead of a bowler for substantial hours at end, which he couldn't wrap his head around. He even sought assistance from a friend well-versed with computers for it to fulfil his responsibility as a parent in these times where the definition of 'normal' has evolved.

Although Zimbabwe was impacted comparatively lesser to other parts of the world, with the death-count nearing 250 only now, but cases just in the early thousands then, sporting facilities, were inoperable. Lucky for Taylor, Zimbabwe's lockdown wasn't as severe with the option of several outdoor activities still accessible. However, above all, it was just the time, he, as an international cricketer, got to spend at home with the family was priceless.

"I was mostly at home, doing some home schooling; it was totally new, but something that was really important for us as parents to get involved with," Taylor tells Cricbuzz from Rawalpindi, where