Saad Bin Zafar Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Saad Bin Zafar

• Saad Bin Zafar liked playing cricket since his childhood and played with a tape ball with his friends when he was ten.

• While studying in school, his coach noticed his talent at the age of fourteen and included him in the school cricket team after which he started playing with leather ball.
  

  Saad Bin Zafar during his high school years

• In 2004, he moved to Canada to pursue a college education. He later played for his college team after which he started playing in local tournaments.
  

  Saad Bin Zafar after moving to Canada

• He started playing cricket for the Canadian national team in 2008; however, he had to work many side jobs to make a living.

• His first job was as a telemarketer selling internet plans for a communications company.

• From January 2008 to April 2008, he worked as a finance co-operator at Deluxe Entertainment Services, Toronto. He worked as a finance co-operator at Grand & Toy in Toronto from September 2008 to December 2008.

• From May 2009 to August 2009, he worked as an accounting assistant co-operator at Jolera in Toronto. ^[6]LinkedIn – Saad Zafar

• In November 2011, he obtained a Canadian Securities Certification.

• From November 2011 to June 2013, he worked as a procurement expeditor at Vale in Toronto. In June 2013, he was promoted to the position of procurement analyst at Vale, and he worked there till October 2015.
  

  A few photos of Saad Bin Zafar when he was working a job in 2015

• Zafar was a fast bowler during his earlier days of playing cricket; however, he later became a spinner to avoid injuries.

• From October 2015 to September 2018, he worked as a procurement specialist at Aviva Canada. After his promotion to the position of procurement category manager between September 2018 to March 2019.

• Zafar came to the spotlight during the final of the 2018 Global T20 Canada Tournament in which he took 2 wickets for 26 runs and scored 79 runs off 48 balls, helping Vancouver Knights win the tournament for the first time.
  

  Andre Russell, Saad Bin Zafar, and Chris Gayle (right to left) after winning the 2018 Global T20 Canada Tournament

• He was appointed as the captain of Canada in July 2022. He led Canada to reclaim its ODI status, after 9 years, in 2023.
  

  Saad Bin Zafar (right) with a trophy after becoming the captain of Canada

• In an interview, he revealed that he has a condition called Trypanophobia (fear of needles) and almost passes out whenever he goes for a medical test.

• He said in an interview that he cannot do skydiving or bungee jumping as he has a fear of heights.

• He helped Canada qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup, held in the USA and West Indies, by winning 4 matches in the 2023 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier.
  

  Saad Bin Zafar after Canada qualified for the 2024 T20 World Cup