T20WorldCup winner for Pakistan 🏆 7419 runs and 389 wickets in the international game Happy birthday, Abdul Razzaq!
Abdul Razzaq (Punjabi, Urdu: عبدُالرّزاق; born December 2, 1979) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played all kinds of games. He is a right-handed footballer who appeared in international cricket in 1996 when he played for the first time at One Day International against Zimbabwe at his home ground at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; just one month before his seventeenth birthday. He was part of the Pakistan Cricket Team that won the ICC World Twenty20 2009. He played 265 ODIs and 46 Tests
Abdul Razzaq was once fast enough to open bowling and he remains strong enough to hit anywhere, though he finds the low level fits him well. His bowling - the reason he was spotted for the first time - is characterized by running, accuracy, and retreat. But it is his defeat that is likely to win games. He boasts of an excellent stroke program and tightly drives the cover and middle of the front and back foot. It has two gears: a block or a blast. He cut the big shots and Razzaq fainted, although patience is his beauty as he showed in 50 game-saving games against India in Mohali in 2005. Before that he also played a slow innings in Australia, hitting four runs. in two hours. If time is needed, as ODIs usually do, you can still do your best: England lost 22 of 51 balls at the end of 2005. ODI in September next year.
Abdul Razzaq was once fast enough to open bowling and he remains strong enough to hit anywhere, though he finds the low level fits him well. His bowling - the reason he was spotted for the first time - is characterized by running, accuracy, and retreat. But it is his defeat that is likely to win games. He boasts of an excellent stroke program and tightly drives the cover and middle of the front and back foot. It has two gears: a block or a blast. He cut the big shots and Razzaq fainted, although patience is his beauty as he showed in 50 game-saving games against India in Mohali in 2005. Before that he also played a slow innings in Australia, hitting four runs. in two hours. If time is needed, as ODIs usually do, you can still do your best: England lost 22 of 51 balls at the end of 2005. ODI in September next year.
It was not going well though his work. He suffered a decline, especially in his throw, between 2002 and 2004 when, although his place in the team was not in danger, there was uncertainty about how best to use him. But there were signs that he was recovering from his old tricks if it wasn't for his speed and nip. And if the pitch is really worth the search - as was the case in his first and one Test match for five wickets at Karachi in 2004 or against India in the same place in January 2006 - he could be a real danger. Although Kamran Akmal's century covered everything in Karachi's victory over India, Razzaq's performance was as easy as his emphasis as an allrounder: scoring 45 and 90 and taking seven wickets in the match. The combination of injuries and poor form puts his question to the test site and knee injuries in the days leading up to the 2007 World Cup meant that Pakistan missed his presence in a bad campaign.
The absurd return to international cricket playing against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi and a slow workout in training matches saw Razzaq dropped out of the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship and as a result announced his retirement from international cricket. He then signed with Worcestershire towards the end of the regional season and also signed with the Indian Cricket League, which knocked him out of the Pakistani dispute. He reversed his decision to retire but committed to ICL for two seasons, where he worked for Hyderabad Heroes as one of its key players.
After international amnesty and leaving the ICL, he was welcomed back to the Pakistan fold for the World Twenty20 in England and made an immediate impact as Pakistan won the tournament. His return to the Test also looks set to end after he was included in the 15-man squad for Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka in June. At the beginning of his career he promised to be the most complete Pakistani artist since Imran Khan, and although for many reasons he did not translate that into success, his country does not care about having a strong allrounder.
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