Personal information | |
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Full name | Shozab Raza |
Born | Lahore, Pakistan | 31 October 1964
Umpiring information | |
ODIs umpired | 24 (2012–2019) |
T20Is umpired | 37 (2012–2021) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 February 2021 |
Shozab Raza (Urdu: شوزيب رضا) is a cricket umpire from Pakistan.
Raza made his debut as an umpire in 2012 when he supervised a One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium.[1] He supervised his first Twenty20 International (T20I) in 2012 when Pakistan and England played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.[2] He got a contract from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) along with Zameer Haider and Ahsan Raza in 2012.[3] He stood in the final of the 2016 Asia Cup.[4]
He was one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] In December 2020, he among the shortlisted candidates for the 2020 PCB Awards for the Umpire of the Year.[6]