{"podcast":{"title":"Beard Before Wicket Podcast","slug":"beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614","podcast_index_feed_id":7245614,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67c8bcc8ece4993ac73cefbd","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/beard-before-wicket-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67c8bcc8ece4993ac73cefbd/1777996648102-82bcfe24-851e-4401-b350-bc36dba9d5f9.jpeg","author":"No Ratings","episode_count":80,"summary":"Beards meet cricket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T20:19:57.806379+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614"},"episode":{"title":"Sikandar Raza On Becoming World No.1, Cancer Scare & The Zimbabwe Dream!","slug":"sikandar-raza-on-becoming-world-no-1-cancer-scare-the-zimbabwe-dream","published_at":"2026-02-08T08:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614/sikandar-raza-on-becoming-world-no-1-cancer-scare-the-zimbabwe-dream","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614","url":"https://shows.acast.com/beard-before-wicket-podcast/episodes/6987d6a1d4e01f10693c5905","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67c8bcc8ece4993ac73cefbd/e/6987d6a1d4e01f10693c5905/media.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to the Beard Before Wicket podcast with Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Sikandar Raza. Raza reveals what it was like facing a cancer scare, becoming world number one, fighting for the Zimbabwe dream and so much more.  Available wherever you listen to your podcasts. 00:00 Raza Skips Breakfast & Eats Dinner At MIDNIGHT!  06:05 How Did Raza End Up Playing For Zimambwe  12:35 One Year To Become A Cricketer or Bust  17:50 Playing With Brian Lara & Zimbabwe’s Challenges  22:10 Raza’s Dream Coming True & Working In A Restaurant  27:45 Sacrifices Made By Cricketers  30:55 ‘I Saw Fire’ & Raza’s Afghanistan Moment  36:00 Raza Unhappy With The World Cup Format  38:00 Why Was Raza Dropped In 2019  41:40 Raza Surviving A Cancer Cure  52:40 Where Did Superman Raza Come From  1:04:10 Becoming World No.1  FOLLOW BEARD BEFORE WICKET ON SOCIAL 👇🏏 Instagram @beardbeforewicket TikTok @beardbeforewicket #Raza #Zimbabwe #WorldCup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Welcome back to the Beard Before Wicket podcast with Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Sikandar Raza. Raza reveals what it was like facing a ca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4088,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614/episodes/sikandar-raza-on-becoming-world-no-1-cancer-scare-the-zimbabwe-dream/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614/sikandar-raza-on-becoming-world-no-1-cancer-scare-the-zimbabwe-dream.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}