Cape Town, Jan. 4 -- Zimbabwe's veteran all-rounder Sikandar Raza opened up on being the first from his country to feature in the SA20 franchise league in South Africa, his rise in T20 circuit and how Zimbabwe is aiming to prepare well for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup by getting used to conditions in Sri Lanka well in advance before their first warm-up game.

Sikandar, playing for Paarl Royals in the league, was speaking to the media after the conclusion of his side's match with defending champions MI Cape Town. His brilliant spell of 4/13 in four overs had restricted MI Cape Town to just 88, and Paarl chased down the total with seven wickets and seven overs in hand.

Even in his debut SA20 match, while Raza could not chip in runs against ...