{"id":13323,"date":"2023-03-27T08:18:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T08:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13323"},"modified":"2023-03-27T08:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T08:18:30","slug":"sikandar-raza-once-failed-a-paf-test-now-hes-helped-zimbabwe-beat-the-country-of-his-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13323","title":{"rendered":"Sikandar Raza Once Failed A PAF Test, Now He's Helped Zimbabwe Beat The Country Of His Birth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sikandar Raza failed a PAF test but was flying high after playing an important role in Zimbabwe’s win over Pakistan, the land of his birth, in the T20 World Cup, as per AFP.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Raza, 36, was born in Pakistan and dreamed of being a fighter pilot, but was rejected and his family later moved to Zimbabwe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He pursued his higher education in Scotland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But he seemed destined for cricket he played at the domestic level in Zimbabwe before making his international debut in 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Raza said that cricket was learned by him the hard way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“I picked up cricket late and maybe making up for lost time,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“For Zimbabweans most of the learning is on the job,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We don’t get to play top nations a lot, we don’t get to play under lights a lot. This was my first game at Perth,” he went on to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Raza took 3\/25 as Zimbabwe edged out Pakistan by just 1 run.<\/p>\n

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Zimbabwe are now in 3rd place while India top the group and Pakistan are in danger of going home early.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Raza said it was Ricky Ponting’s praise that he saw as inspiration to deliver on the big stage..\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ponting had hailed Zimbabwe and picked out Raza in a recent clip shared by ICC.
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“He is 36 but he’s playing with a more youthful exuberance now. Looks like he is 26 again, he is running around the field, enjoying himself and leading from the front,” Ponting said.<\/p>\n

“When I woke up this morning my friend sent me a message and said, ‘Have you seen a clip on ICC?’ and that was of Ricky Ponting talking about Zimbabwe and me,” Raza went on to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Some of my friends and family messaged and said they had a tear in their eye for me. I had goosebumps, one of the greats of this game talking about Zimbabwe and in particular me. Not that I needed an extra kick, but if I needed one, that clip did the job for me. I wanted to stay calm but at the same time be pumped up for this game,” Raza continued.
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Sikandar Raza failed a PAF test but was flying high after playing an important role in Zimbabwe’s win over Pakistan, the land of his birth, in the T20 World Cup, as per AFP.\u00a0 Raza, 36, was born in Pakistan and dreamed of being a fighter pilot, but was rejected and his family later moved to … <\/p>\n

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