A mountain of sorrow has fallen in the house of Zimbabwe’s T20 team captain Sikandar Raza. On Monday, his younger brother Mohammad Mahdi died at the age of 13. Mahdi was buried in Warren Hills Cemetery on Tuesday. Zimbabwe Cricket Board confirmed that Sikandar Raza’s brother was born with a disease called haemophilia.
Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which blood does not clot. The board further said that Mahdi’s health was not good for the last few days. Zimbabwe Cricket Board has expressed its deepest condolences to Sikandar Raza and his family.
Sikandar Raza’s broken heart
According to the statement issued by the Zimbabwe Cricket Board, Mohammed Mahdi died on 29 December in Harare. He lived only 13 years and was buried a day later in Warren Hills Cemetery. Sikandar Raza has also reacted to the social media post made by the Zimbabwe Cricket Board. He expressed his pain by sharing a broken heart emoji.
Sikandar Raza was last seen playing a cricket match in ILT20 2025. In this tournament, Raza scored 171 runs in 10 matches and also took 10 wickets. Despite Raza’s brilliant performance, his team Sharjah Warriors failed to make it to the playoffs.
Sikandar Raza will now be seen playing for Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup 2026. He is the current captain of Zimbabwe T20 team. Zimbabwe has been placed in Group B along with Australia, Sri Lanka, Ireland and Oman. Zimbabwe will start its T20 World Cup campaign from February 9, where it will face Oman in the first match.
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