[4] Following the mass exodus of top level players in the Zimbabwean cricket crisis of 2004, Mpofu made his One-Day International debut against England, and cost the English team some anxious moments.
Not content with being stumped twice in an afternoon (for a pair) in the first Test against New Zealand in August 2005,[7] he followed up by being run out for 3 in the second match, as he strolled down the pitch to congratulate his teammate Blessing Mahwire on reaching his half-century, with the ball still in action.
[8] He still tends to blow hot and cold and has few rivals in the race to be considered international cricket's worst batsman.
[9] As Mpofu later recalled, Zimbabwe's short tour of South Africa in 2010 was the most toughest part of his life.
On flat batting pitches without any assistance to seamers, Mpofu recorded unflattering bowling figures of 1 for 59 in the Twenty20 match in Kimberley,[10] and 0/59 in a One-Day International at Bloemfontein.
[14] Mpofu had a fine World Cup 2011 performance, with 7 wickets at an average of 22.71 from 4 matches and eased into a more senior role for Zimbabwe.
[16] Chris Mpofu continued his good wicket-taking form in the next Test against Pakistan, by taking 2 wickets in the only innings he bowled.
[18] Chris Mpofu was left out of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia.