abdul razzaq Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
abdul razzaq is a cricketer(sportsman) from Pakistan. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Abdul Razzaq
Born
December 02, 1979, Lahore, Punjab
Age
43 years old
Also Known As
Abdur Razzaq
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 46 | 265 | 32 | - |
Inn | 77 | 228 | 29 | - |
Runs | 1946 | 5080 | 393 | - |
Avg | 28.2 | 29.71 | 20.68 | - |
SR | 41.05 | 81.25 | 116.62 | - |
HS | 134 | 112 | 46 | - |
NO | 8 | 57 | 10 | - |
100s | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
50s | 7 | 23 | 0 | - |
4s | 230 | 382 | 21 | - |
6s | 23 | 124 | 21 | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 46 | 265 | 32 | - |
Inn | 76 | 254 | 22 | - |
Balls | 7008 | 10941 | 339 | - |
Runs | 3694 | 8564 | 395 | - |
Wkt | 100 | 269 | 20 | - |
BBI | 35 / 5 | 35 / 6 | 13 / 3 | - |
BBM | 155 / 7 | 35 / 6 | 13 / 3 | - |
Eco | 3.16 | 4.7 | 6.99 | - |
Avg | 36.94 | 31.84 | 19.75 | - |
5W | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Teams he has played for:
- Pakistan
- Asia Lions
- Asia XI
- Duronto Rajshahi
- Hampshire
- Hampshire 2nd XI
- Hyderabad Heroes
- ICL Pakistan XI
- Khan Research Labs
- Lahore
- Lahore Lions
- Lahore Qalandars
- Leicestershire
- Melbourne Renegades
- Middlesex
- New York Warriors
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Surrey
- Worcestershire
- Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
His techniques and suitability to Test cricket was always questioned, but the same batting style helped him grow from strength to strength in the ODI format. His all-round abilities came to the fore in the tri- series involving Australia and India at Australia in 2000, where he emerged as the Man of the Series.
Though not as successful in the Test format, Razzaq would often chip in with useful contributions. In 2000, he became the youngest cricketer in the world to take a Test hat-trick when he performed the feat in a match against Sri Lanka. A minor slump in form with the bat and a steady decline in pace with the ball saw Razzaq become a support bowler post 2002. Although his place in the ODI squad was never questioned, calls for his head from the Test team grew louder . But Razzaq found his form and pace back post 2005, when he scored 205 runs and took 9 wickets against India in 2 Test matches.
Things became worse for Razzaq in 2007, when a knee injury forced him out of Pakistan's World Cup squad. If that was not enough, he was dropped from the Pakistan team for the inaugural World T20 championship owing to poor form. He announced his retirement in protest and revoked his decision a few months later. He also signed up for the Hyderabad Heroes to play in the Indian Cricket League and became a 'rebel cricketer'. He eventually severed ties with the ICL and returned to play for Pakistan in the 2009 T20 championship, where his all - round skills played a part in Pakistan's successful campaign.
Razzaq became a regular member of the ODI squads and became a part of Pakistan's plans for the 2011 World Cup. He was in great form going into the tournament, as he enjoyed good success against South Africa and New Zealand in the pre - World Cup season. It included a match-winning unbeaten 109 off just 72 balls against South Africa in Abu Dhabi. However, he didn't enjoy much success at the World Cup, and was dropped from the squad to play against the West Indies. Although he was dropped from the ODI side, Razzaq continued playing T20Is, he was part of the squad that played the 2012 T20 WC. During a T20I series against South Africa, he injured himself and was ruled out of the forthcoming return series. Since then he has found it difficult to get back into the team and was even overlooked for the 2014 T20 WC.
Interesting facts: Abdul Razzaq was addicted to spinach, earning him the tag 'popeye' amongst his teammates.
In the 2003 World Cup, Razzaq dropped Sachin Tendulkar off Wasim Akram's bowling. 'Do you know whose catch you have dropped?' asked an irate Akram. Sachin went on to play a match winning knock of 98 runs.
By Karthik Lakshmanan As of April 2014
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Early in his career Abdul Razzaq was expected to become Pakistan's most complete allrounder since Imran Khan, but although he didn't quite get there, he was a more than dependable player across formats. He was once rapid enough to open the bowling and was always composed enough to bat anywhere in the order, though it was lower down that suited him best.
His bowling - the reason he was first noticed - was characterised by a galloping approach, accuracy and reverse swing. But it was his batting that was more likely to win matches. He boasted a prodigious array of strokes and was particularly strong driving through cover and mid-off off both feet.
Razzaq had two gears: block or blast. Cut off the big shots and he would get bogged down, although patience was his virtue as he demonstrated in a match-saving fifty against India in Mohali in 2005. Just prior to that he had also played a bewilderingly slow innings in Australia, scoring four runs in over two hours. When the occasion demanded it, though, he could slog with the best of them: England were pillaged for a 22-ball 51 at the end of 2005 and then taken for nearly 60 runs in the last three overs of an ODI in September the following year.
It wasn't smooth sailing through Razzaq's career. He suffered a slump, particularly in his bowling, between 2002 and 2004, when, though his place in the team wasn't under threat, there was uncertainty over how best to use him. But if the pitch was in any way helpful to seam - as it was in his first and only Test five-wicket haul in Karachi in 2004, or against India at the same venue in January 2006 - he could be a proper danger. Though Kamran Akmal's hundred overshadowed all in the 2006 Karachi win over India, Razzaq's performance in that game was easily his most emphatic as an allrounder: he scored 45 and 90 and took seven wickets.
A combination of injuries and poor form put his Test place into question and a knee injury days before the 2007 World Cup meant Pakistan missed his presence in a disastrous campaign. A lacklustre comeback saw Razzaq being omitted from the 2007 T20 World Cup and he subsequently announced his retirement from international cricket. He went on to sign for Worcestershire as well as for the Indian Cricket League, which ruled him out of Pakistan contention. He took back his decision to retire but committed himself to the ICL for two seasons, during which he served Hyderabad Heroes as one of their star players.
After a global amnesty for ICL players, Razzaq was welcomed back to the Pakistan fold for the 2009 T20 World Cup in England and made an immediate impact as Pakistan won the tournament. He played the 2011 50-over World Cup as well, but didn't have a significant impact in it.