SIKANDAR RAZA
ZIMBABWE
ZIMBABWE
Sikandar Raza Butt (born 24 April 1986) is a Pakistani-born Zimbabwean international cricketer, who plays all formats primarily as a batter. Born in Sialkot, Raza emigrated to Zimbabwe in 2002 along with his family. He soon became one of the best batsman in the domestic competition and caught the eye of the Zimbabwe selectors. The only problem was citizenship issues, which was granted in 2011.
Raza made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe in May 2013 against Bangladesh and scored only three runs batting at number three thus becoming the 116th player to appear for Zimbabwe in the format. He also became the first non-residential player to represent Zimbabwe at international level.
Raza scored 82 off 112 balls with 6 fours and two sixes against India during the first of the five match home bilateral ODI series in 2013 which was also only his 4th ODI appearance. He made his test debut on 3 September 2013 and scored 60 runs on his debut against Pakistan at Harare Sports Club, in which he had a 127-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Malcolm Waller that put the hosts on course for the lead. Despite scoring a half-century on his Test debut, he was dropped from the team when Zimbabwean captain Brendan Taylor returned to the team.
Name | : | Sikandar Raza |
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Date of Birth | : | April 24,1986 |
Birth Place | : | Sialkot, Pakistan |
Age | : | 36 |
Height | : | 5'11" |
Nickname | : | Raza |
Marital Status | : | Married |
Batting Style | : | Right Handed Batter |
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Bowling Style | : | - |
Team | : | Zimbabwe |
Role | : | Right-arm Off spinner |
Jersey Number | : | 24 |
Maximum ODI Runs | : | - |
Total ODI Matches | : | 209 |
Total ODI Wickets | : | 143 |
Highest ODI Ranking | : | 30 |
Total ODI Score | : | 6942 |
ODI Debut | : | Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh - 3 May 2013 |
Test Debut | : | Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 3 September 2013 |