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"Jasprit Bumrah is a baby bowler in front of me and I could have easily dominated him" : Abdul Razzaq

I agree though, a player who can hit the greatest fast bowler of all time for 5 4s in one over, will always treat Bumrah like a baby.
 
Well he did hit 5 fours against McGrath so he might be onto something here.
 
Its a win win situation. Ex Pakistani cricketers cricketers who don't have a permanent source of income make some money by talking about India and in return insecure Indians get a good laugh.

While some Pakistani fans on PP have bothered to defend Razzaq, those who are on YouTube mostly done against him, again putting their mouth where the money is.

As an Indian fan i have started to cringe at this. We are going through a good run but the way Pakistani youtubers hype the Indian team lol even Indians don't hype their team as much.
 
Players like abd, kohli, butler etc failed to dominate him and heres this guy. LOL

Hitting mcgrath for 5 fours an over means nothing there are many who dominated mcgrath in one or two match.

How can someone defend this guy?
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Players like abd, kohli, butler etc failed to dominate him and heres this guy. LOL

Hitting mcgrath for 5 fours an over means nothing there are many who dominated mcgrath in one or two match.

How can someone defend this guy?
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bumrah will be even better than mcgrath. Haters can keep hating.

if kohli says he is the best bowler he has ever faced then I am certain there is a fair bit of truth in it.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Razzaq was a great player in every sense of the word. Pakistani Popeye. Smashed atgs like McGrath . He was troubled by very average spinners though. Imran Tahir made him look like a dunce .
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Some matches are probably etched in people's memory. In ODI's, Razzaq hit a grand total of 3 sixes against McGrath's bowling.


As a pinch hitter, when sent up the order (opening or 1 down), he was not all that impressive against McGrath. He opened once against McGrath and scored 1 run of 10 balls. In ICC 1999 World cup group match, he faced 32 balls and scored 8 runs. In the same World cup final, he scored 0 of 10 balls. In both the above matches he came in at position 3. He likely succeeded once (match 1542 - Carlton&United cup) in position 3.

When batting down (4+ down), he hit 3 sixes - once hit him for 2 sixes in 1 one over in PSO cup and once more hit him for another 6 in a VB series match and won the match for Pak . He got out to McGrath thrice in a span of 12 matches (He did not face McGrath in 6 of the 18 matches they played together). In the matches

Here are the Razzaq's batting stats against McGrath in the matches they played together.

ICC Worldcup 1999
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Match: 1458 - 32 balls - 8 runs , 1 down (batting position)
Match: 1484 - 10 balls - 0 runs , 1 down


Carlton&United 1999
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'unknown' - refers to the number of balls Razzaq faced off McGrath's bowling

Match: 1536 - unknown, 1 down , his total score 9 of 39, McGrath opened bowling (figures 10 1 35 1)
Match: 1541 - unknown. total score 51 of 54 (4 boundaries, no 6), likely to have faced McGrath, 6 down
Match: 1542 - unknown - very likely played McGrath well (scored 40/38), 1 down,
Match: 1554 - unknown - but Razzaq scored 24 of 58- 4 down,

Natwest 2001
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Match: 1720 - 9 balls - 3 runs, 1 down
Match: 1728 - did not face McGrath, 4 down

PSO Tri-Nation Tournament at Nairobi 2002
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Match: 1868 - 12 balls 1 run - Got out to McGrath, opening the innings
Match: 1871 - did not face McGrath
Match: 1873 - 13 balls - 19 runs - 2 sixes, 5 down (successful against McGrath in this match)

ICC Worldcup 2003
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Match: 1945 - did not face McGrath

Videocon Cup - 2004
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Match: 2162 - did not face McGrath

VB Series - 2005
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Match: 2205 - 7 balls 6 runs - got out to McGrath - 5 down
Match: 2209 - did not face McGrath, 5 down
Match: 2215 - 4 balls - 9 runs, 1 six, 5 down - won match for Pak.
Match: 2220 - did not face McGrath - Final 1, 5 down
Match: 2222 - 3 balls - 4 runs - Got out to McGrath - Final 2
 
Smart move from Razzaq.

Riling up sensitive Indians is the first step to gaining views, subscribers, interview offers and perhaps roles in India. All these avenues lead to a source of income from India.

This is how Shoaib Akhtar started, so it might work for Razzaq as well. I would also like to know about his playboy antics as well :))
 
topspin said:
Smart move from Razzaq.

Riling up sensitive Indians is the first step to gaining views, subscribers, interview offers and perhaps roles in India. All these avenues lead to a source of income from India.

This is how Shoaib Akhtar started, so it might work for Razzaq as well. I would also like to know about his playboy antics as well :))
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I doubt if Razaak endeared himself with Indians to earn enough. No India team or media will call him except for a couple sound bytes for riling them. But if a top pak player is happy to troll Indians for some crumbs on youtube, that’s sad. A few thousands or even lakhs views per video will not make you very rich; at least not by a top ex-cricketer standard. But then Razzaq has been unemployed for over a decade so he will probably take up anything right now.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Irfan jese bowlers hamari gali gali mein paae jate hay” par jab jab ye galli bowler inke samne khela har baar inki gilliyan nikal ke rakh di. Request to all fans not to pay any heat to those unnecessary over the top statements. Just read and &#55357;&#56835;.... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bumrah?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bumrah</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ViratKohli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ViratKohli</a></p>— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) <a href="https://twitter.com/IrfanPathan/status/1202609106307010561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Jasprit Bumrah, India's premier fast bowler, turned 26 on Friday with wishes from his teammates and followers coming in large numbers. While every wish was unique, Bumrah's Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians' birthday wish was a class apart. Mumbai Indians, through their tweet, not only wished Bumrah on his special day but also trolled former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq for calling their star player a "baby bowler".

Tagging Bumrah in their tweet, Mumbai Indians tweeted: "From a 'baby bowler' to a world-beater".

Referring to Bumrah as a "baby bowler", Razzaq, in an interview had said that the Indian pacer would have been under pressure while bowling to him.

"I have played against great bowlers like Glenn McGrath and Wasim Akram, so Bumrah is a baby bowler in front of me and I could have easily dominated and attacked him," Razzaq had said in an interview.

Razzaq's comments about Bumrah, who currently holds the top spot in ICC ODI Bowlers Rankings, created a lot of stir in the country.

His comments didn't go down well with the Indian fans and they mercilessly trolled the former all-rounder on social media, with many reminding him that he got out to a Munaf Patel delivery in the 2011 World Cup.

Bumrah is considered to be one of the top bowlers in the world cricket across all formats of the game. He is currently recovering from an injury which he sustained while playing in the West Indies.

In his last international appearance, Bumrah had wreaked havoc on the West Indies batsmen as he claimed his maiden hat-trick in Test cricket in the second Test of the two-match series, which India won 2-0.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/jas...troll-abdul-razzaq-with-birthday-wish-2144435

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">From a ‘baby bowler’ to a world-beater &#55357;&#56485;&#55357;&#56473;&#55357;&#56843;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoomBoozled?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BoomBoozled</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OneFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OneFamily</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CricketMeriJaan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CricketMeriJaan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiIndians?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MumbaiIndians</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Jaspritbumrah93?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jaspritbumrah93</a> <a href="https://t.co/aIj447ucpc">pic.twitter.com/aIj447ucpc</a></p>— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) <a href="https://twitter.com/mipaltan/status/1202870230130626561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Our ex-cricketers have no shame at all. From calling Shehzad more talented than Tendulkar to this, Razzaq is a prime example of the lack of basic education in Pakistan.
This man represented Pakistan for decades across the world, and still has to turn himself into a meme with his stupid statements just to gain some attention.
PCB really needs to concentrate and invest on players' education, train them how to handle the media, how to use social networks,...At this rate, I can see the likes of Umar Akmal coming on news channels after 10 years and saying stuff like "I was not given enough chances, otherwise I was better than Kohli".

From Oxford graduate Imran Khan to these kind of uneducated fools. Unbelievable.
 
Great job, Razzaq. Now watch him destroy us whenever he plays us next. You don’t mess with the number 1 bowler in all formats!
 
And why are people bringing in that Munaf Patel ball?
Who even was Munaf Patel?

Didn't Kohli get caught by Shadab off Amir's bowling when it mattered most? Do we keep on making fun out of him for that?

Razzaq smashed McGrath for 5 fours in 5 balls. Razzaq was a beast in his prime.
 
KingT said:
And why are people bringing in that Munaf Patel ball?
Who even was Munaf Patel?

Didn't Kohli get caught by Shadab off Amir's bowling when it mattered most? Do we keep on making fun out of him for that?

Razzaq smashed McGrath for 5 fours in 5 balls. Razzaq was a beast in his prime.
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McGrath was a much bigger beast and 10x the player Razzaq could ever be. Doesn't matter if Razzaq hit him for a few sixes or fours.
 
Bumrah is not that good at the death. Imad Wasim spanks him all the time. Hell even Hafeez and Shadab can smash him.

Bhuvneshwar is good tho lolol :P
 
KingT said:
And why are people bringing in that Munaf Patel ball?
Who even was Munaf Patel?

Didn't Kohli get caught by Shadab off Amir's bowling when it mattered most? Do we keep on making fun out of him for that?

Razzaq smashed McGrath for 5 fours in 5 balls. Razzaq was a beast in his prime.
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Bumrah is a miles better death bowler than McGrath. It's basic cricketing logic. McGrath is a miles better bowler though as he took wickets with the new ball.
 
No doubt Razzak was a great all-rounder of his time, but definitely he is not the sharpest tool in the box - first comparing Shehzad to Kohli & now this! First of all, i cant think why ex-Pakistani cricketers are so obsessed about present Indian cricketers, when they have never played across formats in this modern era. Second almost every Pak ex-cricketer romanticizes & boasts about the greatness of the 90s Pak squad - probably when even the best ever squad led by Steve Waugh would not claim so. Hate to say this but people like Razzak & Akhter should learn some humility from Wasim Akram - that guy is the best rated & most feared bowler in the world by a mile but have never ever heard him boast about his achievements ever!!
 
Bumrah's biggest strength is his bowling in death overs. He literally bowls the last 5 overs of his spell between 40-50, yet managed a brilliant economy of 4.5 over his career and also has over 100 ODI wickets @21.

In tests, he still has long way to go but in LOs, I think he will go down as not just India's greatest ever bowler but one of the greatest ever,only constraint being if he is able to keep up the performance with that bowling action.
 
lol what?if anything bumrah will go down as one of the greatest in test cricket. He is simply unplayable. As long as he is injury free he will break all sorts of records including mcgrath. He will be far more lethal than the old pigeon ever was. Fans of other countries should hope he sufferss a debilitating Injury because if he stays Injury free, he will undou really become on of the greatest bowlers of all time. I have never seen a talent as good as him since bond. This boy is even better than shane bond.
 
Legend Razzaq averages 12 against Australia in test matches which McGrath played and 29@ mere 70 SR in ODIs. :shhh
 
Bumrah really is a baby in front of Popeye though. Officially 24 year old razzaq looked atleast 10 years older at the time.
 
Pandya has a test 90 odd against a bowling attack of Steyn, Philander, Rabada and Morkel.
 
dildilpak said:
No doubt Razzak was a great all-rounder of his time, but definitely he is not the sharpest tool in the box - first comparing Shehzad to Kohli & now this! First of all, i cant think why ex-Pakistani cricketers are so obsessed about present Indian cricketers, when they have never played across formats in this modern era. Second almost every Pak ex-cricketer romanticizes & boasts about the greatness of the 90s Pak squad - probably when even the best ever squad led by Steve Waugh would not claim so. Hate to say this but people like Razzak & Akhter should learn some humility from Wasim Akram - that guy is the best rated & most feared bowler in the world by a mile but have never ever heard him boast about his achievements ever!!
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Could not agree more ...... even in his analysis on game on hai or other shows in previous months he comes across as a low IQ individual . If one were trying to be generous , you could say he struggles to get his thoughts across most times
 
KingT said:
And why are people bringing in that Munaf Patel ball?
Who even was Munaf Patel?

Didn't Kohli get caught by Shadab off Amir's bowling when it mattered most? Do we keep on making fun out of him for that?

Razzaq smashed McGrath for 5 fours in 5 balls. Razzaq was a beast in his prime.
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Munaf Patel is a WC gold medal winner. :shh

Something Razzaq cannot even buy because he doesn't have the wealth for it. That's why he keeps running to the BCCI begging for a coaching job.
 
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He has been outperformed by Jadeja who walks into team as a spinner alone in Asian conditions and then add his bowling and Fielding there. Pandya doesn't find a place.

Outside Asia, India will go with Bumrah, Ishant, Shami and Jadeja and if they play five bowling options, Pandya will be there or else they will bat Vihari at 6.

He is a good cricketer, nowhere at Kapil Dev level but will rate him at Razzaq level.
 
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freelance_cricketer said:
A 50 over world cup winner
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ak619 said:
Munaf Patel is a WC gold medal winner. :shh

Something Razzaq cannot even buy because he doesn't have the wealth for it. That's why he keeps running to the BCCI begging for a coaching job.
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So Munaf Patel was the reason you won the world cup?
The 18th highest wicket taker was the reason you won the world cup? :)))

Even Ahmed Shahzad is a Champions Trophy and a T20 WC gold medal winner.
Does it make him a well-known player? Lol
 
It's not even about what Razzaq said about Bumrah, we know Razzaq has a low IQ. That has been proven many times and it's obvious he just wanted clout from this.

But it's the reaction from the indians that makes it hilarious. The way they're getting triggered over this. Shows how insecure they are.
 
KingT said:
It's not even about what Razzaq said about Bumrah, we know Razzaq has a low IQ. That has been proven many times and it's obvious he just wanted clout from this.

But it's the reaction from the indians that makes it hilarious. The way they're getting triggered over this. Shows how insecure they are.
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Insecurity is the word which suit you guys.
You guys obsessed with our Indian stars.
 
KingT said:
And why are people bringing in that Munaf Patel ball?
Who even was Munaf Patel?

Didn't Kohli get caught by Shadab off Amir's bowling when it mattered most? Do we keep on making fun out of him for that?

Razzaq smashed McGrath for 5 fours in 5 balls. Razzaq was a beast in his prime.
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But Kohli never said Pak bowlers are baby bowlers, isnt it? So not sure why you bringing Kohli comparison here. Yes VK did fail in CT finals but he has bashed Pakistan many many times.

Razzaq, who is now calling Bumrah a baby bowler, had always failed against India during his playing career. In 99WC Srinath shattered his stumps, edged one to keeper against Zak in 2003 WC after being promoted to no.3, got out to Balaji in all important 2004 aman ki asha series final in Lahore and then Munaf made an absolute fool of him in 2011. Apart from one 88 runs innings in 2nd ODI 2005, I dont recall any meaningful knock by Razzaq against India.

I am not saying Razzaq was a bad all rounder, infact I rate him a better player than Afridi but he speaks as if he was some ATG all rounder which clearly he was not, lol.
 
KingT said:
So Munaf Patel was the reason you won the world cup?
The 18th highest wicket taker was the reason you won the world cup? :)))

Even Ahmed Shahzad is a Champions Trophy and a T20 WC gold medal winner.
Does it make him a well-known player? Lol
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Doesn't matter whether he is well known to you or not. If we start judging things based on your knowledge, most things will be brand new and unknown to us. :))

Bottom line is Munaf Patel is a WC winner. And Abdul Razzaq is a nobody who goes around begging the BCCI to give him a coaching job. No wonder he is making such statements. Trying to get some attention from the Indian audience. Please help him out man. He is your fellow citizen after all.
 
ak619 said:
Doesn't matter whether he is well known to you or not. If we start judging things based on your knowledge, most things will be brand new and unknown to us. :))

Bottom line is Munaf Patel is a WC winner. And Abdul Razzaq is a nobody who goes around begging the BCCI to give him a coaching job. No wonder he is making such statements. Trying to get some attention from the Indian audience. Please help him out man. He is your fellow citizen after all.
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Botham didn't win a world cup. Is he a nobody?
De Villiers didn't win a world cup is he a nobody?

I bet if you ask former cricketers, who they recognise between Razzaq and Patel?
Most, if not all, will recognise Razzaq. Not many will recognise Patel.

Look up Razzaq's 120 against SA in 2010. He won us the game from no where.

What match winning performances does Patel have?
He's the actual nobody not Razzaq
 
KingT said:
Botham didn't win a world cup. Is he a nobody?
De Villiers didn't win a world cup is he a nobody?

I bet if you ask former cricketers, who they recognise between Razzaq and Patel?
Most, if not all, will recognise Razzaq. Not many will recognise Patel.

Look up Razzaq's 120 against SA in 2010. He won us the game from no where.

What match winning performances does Patel have?
He's the actual nobody not Razzaq
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Are you seriously comparing Razzaq to Beefy and ABD? :))) Now I've seen everything.

I literally cannot remember anybody bringing up Razzaq in a conversation in the last 15 years. That's how unimportant he is. Pakistanis are literally the only people who keep talking about such a pointless cricketer.

You're talking about some useless ODI that Razzaq won that nobody but Pakistanis remember. While Munaf Patel won India a WC. He is etched in cricket's history forever. He doesn't need anybody's help to be remembered. That's the value of a WC.

But i have to say, the real winner in all this actually is Razzaq himself. Here we are debating vociferously about him while he is out there enjoying his extra marital affairs. Finally we can use the phrase "What a player!" while referring to him. :)))
 
ak619 said:
Are you seriously comparing Razzaq to Beefy and ABD? :))) Now I've seen everything.

I literally cannot remember anybody bringing up Razzaq in a conversation in the last 15 years. That's how unimportant he is. Pakistanis are literally the only people who keep talking about such a pointless cricketer.

You're talking about some useless ODI that Razzaq won that nobody but Pakistanis remember. While Munaf Patel won India a WC. He is etched in cricket's history forever. He doesn't need anybody's help to be remembered. That's the value of a WC.

But i have to say, the real winner in all this actually is Razzaq himself. Here we are debating vociferously about him while he is out there enjoying his extra marital affairs. Finally we can use the phrase "What a player!" while referring to him. :)))
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Lol I knew this would come up.
I'm not comparing Razzaq to AB or Botham. I'm just showing that just because he hasn't won a world cup it doesn't mean he's not important or not known.


Munaf Patel won you the world cup with his average of 30 odd? :)))

Abdul Razzaq may not be world famous but he's definitely a lot more known than Munaf ""W*F IS HE" Patel.
 
ak619 said:
Are you seriously comparing Razzaq to Beefy and ABD? :))) Now I've seen everything.

I literally cannot remember anybody bringing up Razzaq in a conversation in the last 15 years. That's how unimportant he is. Pakistanis are literally the only people who keep talking about such a pointless cricketer.

You're talking about some useless ODI that Razzaq won that nobody but Pakistanis remember. While Munaf Patel won India a WC. He is etched in cricket's history forever. He doesn't need anybody's help to be remembered. That's the value of a WC.

But i have to say, the real winner in all this actually is Razzaq himself. Here we are debating vociferously about him while he is out there enjoying his extra marital affairs. Finally we can use the phrase "What a player!" while referring to him. :)))
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Does anyone know or remember Romesh Kaluwitharana?
He was in the 1996 WC winning XI.
No one knows him.
Just because you were in a WC squad it doesn't mean you're relevant
 
Bumrah Stats in ODIs since Abdul Razzaq tagged him a “Baby Bowler”

6 ODIS

1 Wicket

270 Average

Now whos the winner

Sir Abdul Razzaq 😎
 
Razzaq is a bit overconfident but one thing is for certain, when this guy was in his zone I’m not sure the best bowlers in the world knew where to bowl against him.

So I really would not doubt him, but it really depends if Razzaq gets into that zone where he would see the ball like a beach ball
 
Rana said:
Razzaq is a bit overconfident but one thing is for certain, when this guy was in his zone I’m not sure the best bowlers in the world knew where to bowl against him.

So I really would not doubt him, but it really depends if Razzaq gets into that zone where he would see the ball like a beach ball
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Not sure about seeing the ball like a beach ball but whenever Bumrah balls it surely looks like the ball is coming from a street pole. :inti
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Not sure about seeing the ball like a beach ball but whenever Bumrah balls it surely looks like the ball is coming from a street pole. :inti
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Lol not sure how to imagine that but it takes one low full toss Yorker being sent to the next postcode for a bowler to start experimenting
 
Peak Razzaq would have decimated Bumrah.

He's not wrong.

About time we stop making fun of such great hitters of the ball.
 
I think this is just plain snobbery. Yes at his prime Abul Razzak was just too good, but dont think that merits his comments about Bhumrah.
 
eakoilst said:
Some matches are probably etched in people's memory. In ODI's, Razzaq hit a grand total of 3 sixes against McGrath's bowling.


As a pinch hitter, when sent up the order (opening or 1 down), he was not all that impressive against McGrath. He opened once against McGrath and scored 1 run of 10 balls. In ICC 1999 World cup group match, he faced 32 balls and scored 8 runs. In the same World cup final, he scored 0 of 10 balls. In both the above matches he came in at position 3. He likely succeeded once (match 1542 - Carlton&United cup) in position 3.

When batting down (4+ down), he hit 3 sixes - once hit him for 2 sixes in 1 one over in PSO cup and once more hit him for another 6 in a VB series match and won the match for Pak . He got out to McGrath thrice in a span of 12 matches (He did not face McGrath in 6 of the 18 matches they played together). In the matches

Here are the Razzaq's batting stats against McGrath in the matches they played together.

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Match: 1458 - 32 balls - 8 runs , 1 down (batting position)
Match: 1484 - 10 balls - 0 runs , 1 down


Carlton&United 1999
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'unknown' - refers to the number of balls Razzaq faced off McGrath's bowling

Match: 1536 - unknown, 1 down , his total score 9 of 39, McGrath opened bowling (figures 10 1 35 1)
Match: 1541 - unknown. total score 51 of 54 (4 boundaries, no 6), likely to have faced McGrath, 6 down
Match: 1542 - unknown - very likely played McGrath well (scored 40/38), 1 down,
Match: 1554 - unknown - but Razzaq scored 24 of 58- 4 down,

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Match: 1720 - 9 balls - 3 runs, 1 down
Match: 1728 - did not face McGrath, 4 down

PSO Tri-Nation Tournament at Nairobi 2002
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Match: 1868 - 12 balls 1 run - Got out to McGrath, opening the innings
Match: 1871 - did not face McGrath
Match: 1873 - 13 balls - 19 runs - 2 sixes, 5 down (successful against McGrath in this match)

ICC Worldcup 2003
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Match: 1945 - did not face McGrath

Videocon Cup - 2004
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Match: 2162 - did not face McGrath

VB Series - 2005
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Match: 2205 - 7 balls 6 runs - got out to McGrath - 5 down
Match: 2209 - did not face McGrath, 5 down
Match: 2215 - 4 balls - 9 runs, 1 six, 5 down - won match for Pak.
Match: 2220 - did not face McGrath - Final 1, 5 down
Match: 2222 - 3 balls - 4 runs - Got out to McGrath - Final 2
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A terrific post. Not sure why I didn't get notifications for this. The one match where he hit 5 consecutive boundaries is seen as domination of mcgrath which really shows that fans just remember what they want to remember. Razzaq did not smash ATG bowlers consistently. He was a brilliant hitter but just like every other hitter he targeted weak links in a bowling attack. That insane 109* he hit against SA was under lights with dew against tsotsobe, Morne , Botha, langeveldt, Robin Peterson and Albie Morkel. He absolutely annihilated Albie and scored boundaries off botha and langeveldt. Tsotsobe was rated highly as an ODI bowler back then and so was Morkel and he did'nt score much off of them. Lopsy bowled an over giving away only 1 run. Steyn didn't play and neither did Rusty Theron who was better than langeveldt or Albie at the time. Not sure what ATG bowlers he took to the cleaners consistently.
 
It turns out Bumrah is the best bowler in history on SENAW pitches .. what a freak :O:O



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Thomaskutty said:
It turns out Bumrah is the best bowler in history on SENAW pitches .. what a freak :O:O



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Dude Westindies is not included in SENA countries and Asif hasbetter record in SENA as he has 5fers in all SENA countries and too against better batting lineups as compared to bumrah
 
Kingpin786 said:
Dude Westindies is not included in SENA countries and Asif hasbetter record in SENA as he has 5fers in all SENA countries and too against better batting lineups as compared to bumrah
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Please don't mention that match fixer Asif. His record should be airbrushed out of the archives. You as a pakistani should be ashamed of him rather than be proud of him.
 
Thomaskutty said:
Please don't mention that match fixer Asif. His record should be airbrushed out of the archives. You as a pakistani should be ashamed of him rather than be proud of him.
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And you please don't manipulate stats to compare your bowlers to atgs
 
Kingpin786 said:
And you please don't manipulate stats to compare your bowlers to atgs
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There's no manipulation there. Although he averages 20.33 in those countries, he has played a grand total of just 14 Tests. If he can manage that average after playing 50 Tests, it would definitely mean a lot. But right now the sample size is way too small.
 
Thomaskutty said:
It turns out Bumrah is the best bowler in history on SENAW pitches .. what a freak :O:O



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I like how you included west indies just to support your agenda. Show us Bumrah stats only in SENA. I am not saying Bumrah is not good. He is probably the 2nd best test bowler after Cummins but surely there are blokes who have better averages in SENA than him. Plus Bumrah has just played one overseas cycle
 
Hitman said:
There's no manipulation there. Although he averages 20.33 in those countries, he has played a grand total of just 14 Tests. If he can manage that average after playing 50 Tests, it would definitely mean a lot. But right now the sample size is way too small.
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there is manipulation West-indies is not includes in SENA countries,he included West-indies because bumrah had his best series in West indies and he turned it into SENAW just to boost bumrah's stats
 
Someone on another thread prompted me to look this up. Love it Razzi! All your laziness is forgotten.

Baby bowler with baby pace!
 
On a serious note. Apart from the click-bait headline he makes a very sensible point. The interviewer asked him how would he deal with bumrah if he had to make 15 runs in the deciding over of a match.

He said simply look I’ve faced Mcgrath, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar. If I’ve already faced these guys what’s there to fear bumrah about - in front of those guys bumrah is a baby bowler. And Bumrah will also know that I’m bowling to someone who has faced these legendary bowlers and may change his usual game plan. These days bumrah doesn’t have that problem as noone has really faced that calibre of bowlers.

It was a very logical point he made and the overall theme of that interview was that cricket standards have declined over the years. He even said Kohli as good as he is can’t really be compared to Tendulkar (that should have warmed the hearts of rabid Indian fans).
 
Razzaq in a latest interview:

"Shaheen is excellent. Bumrah doesn't come near him"

When asked who was better among Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen, Razzaq replied: "All three are good."
 
I like Razzi’s attitude post retirement, unlike a lot of our ex players he’s not trying to suck up to anyone.
 
TheSultan said:
I like Razzi’s attitude post retirement, unlike a lot of our ex players he’s not trying to suck up to anyone.
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Yes you are right, he is just delusional. I think he also made a comment that Ahmed Shehzad has more talent than Sachin ever had.:sm
 
giri26 said:
Yes you are right, he is just delusional. I think he also made a comment that Ahmed Shehzad has more talent than Sachin ever had.:sm
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There is a difference between talent and achievement. No harm giving a young guy a bit of a boost early in his career by saying how talented he was. Sachin himself had no great talent, he was a very hard worker and ended up with great stats.

The fact shehzad didn’t fulfil his talent’s potential is another thing.
 
TheSultan said:
I like Razzi’s attitude post retirement, unlike a lot of our ex players he’s not trying to suck up to anyone.
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To Indians, Abdul Razzaq is known as the Pakistani version of Robin Singh. He will drop everything and run to India if the BCCI offer him an IPL commentary contract.
 
Clearly couldn’t dominate Munaf Patel when it came to the biggest game in recent history at Mohali.
 
TheSultan said:
There is a difference between talent and achievement. No harm giving a young guy a bit of a boost early in his career by saying how talented he was. Sachin himself had no great talent, he was a very hard worker and ended up with great stats.

The fact shehzad didn’t fulfil his talent’s potential is another thing.
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Dude seriously how many 16 year olds make Test debut and become legends? The answer is 0. Sachin was extremely talented. Someone who scored hundreds on his first tours to England, Australia, South Africa all before he turned 20. That is not giving boost, it is lack of knowledge and delusion. No one other than Razzak will say Shehzad was more talented than Sachin. Shehzad had no potential, I might agree with Umran Akmal but Shehzad was a limited batter who was ridiculed more just in this forum than praised
 
Abdul Razzaq taking the Mickey (Arthur) out of India as usual.

I think he’s just having some banter a lot like Sehwag does.

Hilarious to see stats and spreadsheets going around for a throw away comment as well. I don’t like this sort of unnecessary ribbing, but y’all really think he cares about stats and spreadsheets when he said this? Be it his own or Bumrah’s?
 
TheSultan said:
There is a difference between talent and achievement. No harm giving a young guy a bit of a boost early in his career by saying how talented he was. Sachin himself had no great talent, he was a very hard worker and ended up with great stats.

The fact shehzad didn’t fulfil his talent’s potential is another thing.
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Sachin had no great talent.

:))
[MENTION=133315]Hitman[/MENTION]
 
cricketjoshila said:
Sachin had no great talent.

:))

[MENTION=133315]Hitman[/MENTION]
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Uff - there I am praising his hard work and you all are upset again! I mean seriously, what will make you happy?

I criticise his selfishness you get upset

I praise his hard work you get upset

What will satisfy your cult?
 
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