Sikandar Raza On Becoming World No.1, Cancer Scare & The Zimbabwe Dream!

Sikandar Raza On Becoming World No.1, Cancer Scare & The Zimbabwe Dream!

Beard Before Wicket Podcast
Feb 8, 20261:08:08
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Episode Notes

Welcome back to the Beard Before Wicket podcast with Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Sikandar Raza.


Raza reveals what it was like facing a cancer scare, becoming world number one, fighting for the Zimbabwe dream and so much more. 


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00:00 Raza Skips Breakfast & Eats Dinner At MIDNIGHT! 

06:05 How Did Raza End Up Playing For Zimambwe 

12:35 One Year To Become A Cricketer or Bust 

17:50 Playing With Brian Lara & Zimbabwe’s Challenges 

22:10 Raza’s Dream Coming True & Working In A Restaurant 

27:45 Sacrifices Made By Cricketers 

30:55 ‘I Saw Fire’ & Raza’s Afghanistan Moment 

36:00 Raza Unhappy With The World Cup Format 

38:00 Why Was Raza Dropped In 2019 

41:40 Raza Surviving A Cancer Cure 

52:40 Where Did Superman Raza Come From 

1:04:10 Becoming World No.1 


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