Pakistani parents… son born in Belgium… will make his/her debut against India

New Delhi. Zimbabwe Cricket team has announced its squad for the T20 series to be played against the Indian cricket team from July 6. Zimbabwe has included 25-year-old batsman Antum Naqvi in ​​its team for the first time. Antum’s parents belong to Pakistan while he/she was born in Brussels, Belgium. Naqvi went to Australia for some time. But now he/she is ready to make his/her debut in international cricket for Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Cricket has played a big gamble by selecting this promising player in its team. A 5-match T20 series will be played between India and Zimbabwe. All matches will be played in Harare from 4:30 pm according to Indian time.

Right-handed batsman Antum Naqvi has started this year with a bang. he/she has become the first player to score a triple century for any Zimbabwean team in representative cricket. 25-year-old Naqvi played an unbeaten 300-run innings in the Logan Cup for Mid West Rhinos. Apart from this, he/she also captained the team in his/her second year of Zimbabwe cricket. Naqvi is a top-order batsman. his/her strike rate in domestic T20 matches is 146.80. During this time he/she has scored 138 runs.

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Naqvi moved to Australia at the age of 4
Antum Naqvi moved to Australia at the age of four. From there, he/she obtained a commercial airline pilot’s license. According to BBC Sport, he/she put his/her aviation career on hold to pursue cricket. There is a catch in Antum Naqvi’s international debut. However, he/she will join the team only after his/her citizenship status is confirmed. Naqvi’s average in 10 first class matches has been 72. he/she has scored 792 runs during this period, with an unbeaten 300 being his/her best score. he/she has scored 4 centuries in first class cricket.

Antum Naqvi has scored more than 500 runs in List A cricket
Antum Naqvi has scored 514 runs in 8 List A matches which includes 3 centuries and a half-century. Antum’s highest individual score in List A is 146 runs. Zimbabwe has made Sikandar Raza the captain of the team for the T20 series to be played against India. 38-year-old all-rounder Raza also has experience of playing in IPL. It will be interesting to see how well the Zimbabwe team under Raza’s captaincy can compete with the Indian team.

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