Sikandar Raza is a Pakistani-born Zimbabwean cricketer who is known as an all-rounder. He has represented Zimbabwe in all formats of the game, namely Tests, ODIs and T20s. He also captained the Zimbabwe team and played many important innings, helping Zimbabwe win crucial matches.
Wiki/Biography
Sikandar Raza Butt was born on Thursday, April 24, 1986, in Sialkot, Pakistan (age 36 years 2022). His zodiac sign is Taurus. He studied at the Pakistan Air Force boarding school in Lower Topa and wanted to become a fighter pilot. He was one of 60 students selected out of 10,000 students to become fighter pilots. After three and a half years studying there, he took his final physical exam and failed the lens opacification test, which is crucial for pilots flying at high altitudes. In 2002, his family moved to Zimbabwe; however, he moved to Scotland, UK, where he began studying for a Bachelor of Science degree. in Computer Science from Glasgow Caledonian University. In 2007, he moved to Zimbabwe and began playing cricket at an amateur level, where he discovered that his skills were better than he had expected. He graduated in 2009. In his 20s, he started playing cricket on the Zimbabwean domestic circuit and became widely popular. The electors took notice, too. However, his citizenship became an obstacle and he was subsequently granted Zimbabwean citizenship in 2011 so that he could play for the Zimbabwean national team. He has played in the Afghanistan Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League, Caribbean Premier League and Pakistan Super League.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′11″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: light brown
family
He comes from a Punjabi-speaking Muslim family.
Parents and siblings
His father, Tasadaq Hussian Raza, moved to Zimbabwe from Japan in 2002. His father and 2 uncles also play cricket and hope to represent Pakistan. However, his father later ventured into the auto parts business. He has a younger brother named Taimur Raza Bhatt.
wife and children
Little is known about his wife. He has 2 children.
Sikandar Raza and his children
religion
He believes in Islam.
address
He lives in Belvedere, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Country of Citizenship
Although he was born in Pakistan, he was granted Zimbabwean citizenship in 2011 after impressing the Zimbabwean selectors with his performances in domestic cricket.
Profession
domestic
He started playing cricket on the Zimbabwean domestic circuit in his 20s and became very popular. The electors took notice, too. However, his citizenship became an obstacle and he was subsequently granted Zimbabwean citizenship in 2011 so that he could play for the Zimbabwean national team. He has played in the Afghanistan Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League, Caribbean Premier League and Pakistan Super League.
International
test
He made his debut against Pakistan on 3 September 2013 at Harare Sports Club Stadium and scored 60 points. He scored 60 points on his debut; however, he was dropped from the team for the remainder of the series after Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor came on. He has played against Pakistan, Bangladesh, New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. His best performance came against Sri Lanka. In July 2017, he scored a highest score of 127 against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. His best bowling performance was 7 wickets and 113 runs against Sri Lanka in January 2020 at the Sports Club Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. He scored the highest score in a series, scoring 243 runs in the 2014 series against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe. In the 2019-20 series in Zimbabwe, he took the most wickets in the series, 11 wickets, against Sri Lanka.
Sikandar Raza (right) plays Test cricket
ODI
He made his debut against Bangladesh on 3 May 2013 at the Queen’s Sports Club Stadium in Bulawayo and scored 3 points. He has played against all major ODI teams except England. The first highlight of his career was against Sri Lanka in 2017 when Zimbabwe won the series 3-2. He performed well in the last game, scoring 27 runs (not out) in the chase and taking 3 wickets for 21 runs. This was Zimbabwe’s first win over Sri Lanka in an ODI series and its first away victory in the five-match series. He scored 319 runs with 15 runs in the 2018 ODI World Cup qualifiers and was awarded the Player of the Tournament award. He expressed his displeasure when Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the 2019 ODI World Cup. In March 2020, he completed his 100th ODI match. He also helped the team win 3 games in the series against Bangladesh in August 2022 and scored 135 points (not out) and 117 points (not out) in 2 consecutive games.
Sikandar Raza vs Bangladesh
T20I
He made his debut against Bangladesh on 13 May 2013 at the Queen’s Sports Club Stadium in Bulawayo and scored 14 points. He has played against all major teams. He performed well in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and led the team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. In the last game against the Netherlands, he took 4 wickets and won the game with 8 points. He was awarded Man of the Match for his bowling performance. He also emerged as the best player in the 2022 T20 World Cup qualifiers. In 2022, he scored 136 runs and took 3 wickets to help Zimbabwe qualify for the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup in Australia. In the first match of the 2022 T20 World Cup, he scored a personal-high score of 82 runs off 48 balls against Ireland, helping his team win the match.
Sikandar Raza bowls in T20 World Cup 2022
jersey number
He wears jersey No. 24.
Sikandar Raza jersey number 24
dispute
In a T20 match against Namibia in 2016, he was dismissed LBW in the 16th over. He showed his bat to the umpire and used abusive language as he walked to the locker room to express his dissatisfaction with the decision, which he used again as he entered the locker room. He was fined 50% of the match fee and deducted 2 points for breaching the ICC Level 1 Code of Conduct.
Injuried
In April 2021, Sikandar developed pain in his right arm, which was later found to be a bone marrow infection. It was suspected that he might have cancer; however, reports were negative. He returned to action in July 2021.
fact
- He is the only Zimbabwean Test cricketer to score consecutive 50 runs and take 5 wickets in two Test matches. In 2017, he scored 80 and 89 runs in a Test match against the West Indies at the Queen’s Sports Club Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and took 5 wickets in 99 runs.
- He scored 50 runs in a Test match and took 5 wickets in the same match. He has done it twice, in 2020 when he scored 72 runs and took 7 wickets for 113 runs against Sri Lanka at the Sports Club Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe; against West Indies at the Queen’s Sports Center He scored 80 and 89 runs respectively and took 5 wickets in 99 runs in 2017, Bulawayo Club Stadium, Zimbabwe. He was also named Man of the Match in both Tests.
- In July 2014, he set a record for the highest opening partnership in an ODI cricket match in Zimbabwe when he and Hamilton Masakzada shared a partnership of 224 runs against Afghanistan at the Queen’s Sports Club Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He scored a top score of 141 points, while Hamilton scored 93 points. He also set another record for highest runs chased by a Zimbabwean player in ODIs as well as for successful ODI run chases.
- In August 2022, he scored 135 not out against Bangladesh at the Sports Club Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, which was the highest score by any ODI batsman successfully chasing down the bat at No. 5 or below.
- He is the first Zimbabwean player to score 3 centuries in a successful ODI run chase and the first Zimbabwean player to score 2 centuries in consecutive ODI run chases.
- He is the fourth player to score 3 centuries in a successful ODI run chase in one year.
- In August 2022, he became the first Zimbabwean player to be elected ICC ODI Player of the Month.
- He is the highest scorer among Zimbabwean players in the T20 World Cup.
incredible shot @SRazaB24!
A well-deserved POTM award 👏
▶️82 runs (48 balls) ▶️4s x 5; 6s x 5 ▶️ Strike rate: 170.83 ▶️ 1/22 (3 runs) ▶️ Eco: 7.33#cricket #SRB24 #WCT20 #Zim #allrounder #rotate #OneTeamOneDream #StemSports pic.twitter.com/J7gDrDxmTt
— Stem Sports (@Stemsports1) October 17, 2022
- He is the first ODI player to score multiple centuries in the same series batting at No. 5 or below.
- He is the first Zimbabwean player to score 600 runs in T20 cricket in a calendar year.
- He is represented by Stem Sports and Lifestyle Management Agency.
- He is the brand ambassador for Splash Zimbabwe, Shrey Sports, The Country Club and PUMA South Africa.
- Sikandar Raza revealed in an interview that his favorite food is kebab.
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