Abdul Razzaq

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Abdul Razzaq Pakistan (Pak)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm fast-medium
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	46	229
Runs scored	1946	4449
Batting average	28.61	30.06
100s/50s	3/7	2/22
Top score	134	112
Balls bowled	7008	9737
Wickets	100	245
Bowling average	36.94	31.04
5 wickets in innings	1	3
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	5/35	6/35
Catches/stumpings	15/-	30/-
As of February 15, 2007 Source: Cricinfo.com

Abdul Razzaq (Urdu: عبد الرزاق) (born 2 December 1979, Lahore, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricketer and member of the national team since 1996.

Razzaq is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. His bowling, at one time rapid, has now seen an increase on line and length, although sacrificing some pace. He emerged onto the world cricket scene in November 1996 when he made his One-day International debut against the touring Zimbabweans at his home ground in Lahore a month short of his seventeenth birthday.

Although originally a bowler, his batting soon improved and he became known as an all-rounder. Razzaq has achieved the double of 1000 Test runs and 100 Test wickets. He has the ability to both hit out or graft for runs, and this versatility has given him the experience of batting at every position. He is also a useful and accurate fast bowler who has troubled some of the world's leading batsmen. He had to wait just over three years to make his Test debut for Pakistan, eventually doing so against Australia in Brisbane in November 1999.

Razzaq claims to have learned while playing under Wasim Akram. One of the things that he has learned from Wasim Akram is his fast arm action which makes it hard to predict at what speed the ball is going to be pitched.

Razzaq was involved in the ACC Asian XI that took on the ICC World XI in the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal charity match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 2005. As of May 2005 Razzaq remains an integral part of Pakistan's Test and one-day squads and is considered especially vital in the ODI team, where his all-round skills make him an important asset to the squad.

In the 1999-2000 Carlton and United Series that he rose to fame Razzaq was named man of the series for his all round performance. In a pool match in Hobart against India Razzaq scored a half century and took five wickets. In that same tournament he hit Glenn McGrath for 5 fours in an over. Razzaq is also the youngest player in the world to take a Test hat trick.

Abdul Razzaq has achieved two centuries and twenty-one fifties in one-day cricket. His highest one-day score, 112, was made against South Africa in 2002, where he shared a partnership of 257 runs with Saleem Elahi. His second century, an unbeaten 107, was made against Zimbabwe in Multan in 2004. On this occasion, he saved Pakistan from a disastrous start and eventually won them the match. His first fifty came steadily in 90 balls, before accelerating in the second fifty, which was scoredin just 21. Also in 2003, he nearly scored a rapid 89 off 40 balls against New Zealand.

His bowling has also won Pakistan many matches; his career-best figures are 6 wickets for 35 runs. Another memorable performance was against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in 1999, where after Pakistan were bundled out for 196 runs, and he took 5 for 31 to tie the match.

In the 2005/2006 Test series against India, Razzaq took 9 wickets and hit 205 runs in the two Tests he played, moving him up ICC rankings.

He has played at English county level for Middlesex and has the rare distinction of being one of very few cricketers to have opened and batted in the other nine batting positions in One-day International cricket.

Contents 1 Teams 1.1 International 1.2 Pakistani first-class 1.3 English county 2 Career bests 2.1 Tests 2.2 One-day Internationals 2.3 First-class 2.4 List A Limited Overs 3 External links and references

[edit] Teams

[edit] International

• Pakistan (current)
• ACC Asian XI

[edit] Pakistani first-class

• Lahore (current)
• Khan Research Labs
• Pakistan International Airlines

[edit] English county

• Middlesex

[edit] Career bests

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[edit] Tests

Test Debut: vs Australia, Brisbane, 1999/2000

• Razzaq's best Test batting score of 134 was made against Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2001/02
• His best Test bowling figures of 5 for 35 came against Sri Lanka, Karachi, 2004/05

[edit] One-day Internationals

ODI Debut: vs Zimbabwe, Lahore, 1996/97

• Razzaq's best ODI batting score of 112 was made against South Africa, Port Elizabeth, 2002/03
• His best ODI bowling figures of 6 for 35 came against Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2001/02

[edit] First-class

• Razzaq's best first-class batting score is 203 not out
• His best first-class bowling figures are 7 for 51

[edit] List A Limited Overs

• Razzaq's best List A batting score is 112
• His best List A bowling figures are 6 for 35

[edit] External links and references

• Cricinfo profile of Abdul Razzaq
• Cricket Archive
• HowSTAT! statistical profile of Abdul Razzaq

	Pakistan squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup
1 Inzamam | 2 Younis | 3 Azhar | 4 Kaneria | 5 Rao | 6 Imran | 7 Kamran | 8 Hafeez | 9 Sami | 10 Yousuf | 11 Rana Naved | 12 Afridi | 13 Malik | 14 Umar | 15 Arafat | Coach: Woolmer Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were named in the original squad but withdrew from the tournament. Mushtaq Ahmed acted as temporary coach for Pakistan's final group game following the death of Bob Woolmer.