Sikandar Raza has been named Zimbabwe’s new Twenty20 International captain as Zimbabwe Cricket seeks a change of fortunes in the game’s shortest format following the team’s disappointing 3-2 series loss against Namibia last week.
Raza’s appointment, which comes ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup qualifiers later this month is one of the changes announced by the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) board following its meeting held in Victoria Falls on Saturday.
The 37-year-old all-rounder takes over from Craig Ervine, who will now lead Zimbabwe in Test and one-day international cricket.
In a statement, ZC revealed that they have kept faith in head coach Dave Houghton despite his team’s failure to lead the Chevrons to the ongoing ICC World Cup in India and the subsequent series defeat in Namibia.
