Sikandar Raza: “I’m praying really hard for Abdullah to find form because he is going to be a big, big superstar in all forms of the game”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza said he is “praying really hard” for Abdullah Shafique to regain his form as he believes the Pakistan opening batsman “is going to be a big, big superstar in all forms of the game”.
Sikandar Raza: “I wished to be in Shoaib Akhtar’s team and see him in full flow, never to have faced him though”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has admitted that he would have loved to see legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar “in full flow”, but admitted that he would never want to face the Rawalpindi Express.
Sikandar Raza: “I think Jahandad Khan from our team was somebody to look out for”
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Zimbabwe star Sikandar Raza believes emerging Pakistan all-rounder Jahandad Khan is “somebody to look out for” as he has shown plenty of promise.
Sikandar Raza: “[Mehran] Mumtaz, the left-arm spinner, he came to Zimbabwe with Pakistan A. He didn’t start the tournament but when he got his opportunity, he has bowled really well. So, he’s one of the guys that you can keep an eye out for”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has urged people to “keep an eye out for” Pakistan left-arm spinner Mehran Mumtaz as he has been bowling really well.
Sikandar Raza: “He’s been emerging for two odd years. The guy (Irfan Khan) who bats lower down the order, but he’s a gun, gun fielder”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza called Pakistan batsman Irfan Khan a “gun, gun fielder” and acknowledged how far he has come in the last two years.
Sikandar Raza: “Khawaja Nafay… He played one brilliant inning against us and I thought the boy’s got something about him”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza believes there is something special about up-and-coming Pakistan batsman Khawaja Nafay.
Sikandar Raza: “I feel that Shaheen’s captaincy is better this year”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza saw a marked improvement in Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s leadership skills when he captained the Lahore Qalandars in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Aakash Chopra: “Going by the stats, Babar Azam should be the No.5, but I am not including him in my list. He has scored 735 runs in 26 matches, his average is only 32, and his strike rate is merely 123. Sorry! But I can’t take him in my team”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said he can’t include Pakistan captain Babar Azam in his list of the top five T20 batters in 2022.
Sikandar Raza: “I love Rizi [Rizwan] Bhai too and he looks brilliant while playing”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan “looks brilliant while playing”.
Sikandar Raza: “I don’t think there would be anyone who doesn’t love Babar Azam”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza said there isn’t anyone who doesn’t love Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
