Do we just burn our kits and apply for jobs? — Raza

DISAPPOINTMENT, despair and heartbreak. These are the words Sikandar Raza used to describe the mood among his Zimbabwe teammates, as they frantically called each other and exchanged messages in the minutes following the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s decision to suspend Zimbabwe with immediate effect over “government interference”.

Raza said his teammates’ emotions were similar to the way they felt after the World Cup Qualifier last year, when their defeat to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cost them a place in the 2019 World Cup.

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