In a major development, Zimbabwe Cricket has named Sikandar Raza as the new captain of the side in the shortest version of the game. The Zimbabwe international cricketer of Pakistani origin takes over for Craig Ervine, who guided the team to the T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022.
On Saturday, November 4, the Zimbabwe cricket board met in Victoria Falls, and one of the choices made was Raza taking up the T20I captaincy. Zimbabwe Cricket took to X to announce this decision, writing, “All-rounder Sikandar Raza has been named as Captain of Zimbabwe’s T20 international team in one of the changes announced by the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Board after its meeting held in Victoria Falls on Saturday.”
https://x.com/ZimCricketv/status/1720835367861878889?s=20
The 37-year-old cricketer has featured in 71 T20Is having scored 1436 runs at the average of 22.43, with his highest score being 87. In these 71 matches, Raza has taken 42 wickets with his Best Bowling in Innings (BBI) of 4/8. The Pakistan born cricketer also boasts a feat of being the eighth player to score most runs in a calendar year (735) in T20Is.
