Sikandar Raza Snubbed, Not Offered New Central Contract By Zimbabwe Cricket

Zimbabwe Cricket has said that it will not offer a new central contract to star batsman Sikandar Raza because he had breached his previous contract with the board. In a statement, Zimbabwe Cricket said,

When considering whom to offer a contract, the Contracts Committee does not only look at an individual player’s statistics, fitness and performances but also one’s attitude, discipline and commitment not only to ZC but more importantly to Zimbabwe,” ZC said. “Unfortunately, Raza did not tick all the boxes and so the Contracts Committee decided he was not deserving of a contract this time round. The available contracts were awarded to other players who have consistently shown their professionalism and desire to represent their country…Players without central contracts – and Raza is now one of them – are always considered for national duty at the discretion of the National Selection Panel that also looks at several factors before picking a player.

Writing on Twitter, Raza said,