Profile
Out of the truck loads of left-arm orthodox bowlers that Bangladesh has produced, Abdur Razzak has come through as one of the finest spinners in the side. Brandished as a bowler with a suspect action, Razzak has fought through the hurdles in his career and has proven to be a strong force within the Bangladesh set up.
The man from Khulna caught the selectors’ eye when he took Khulna to its first ever National Cricket League Title in 2001-02. He made his list A debut against Zimbabwe in 2002 and took a staggering 7 for 17 in the third game. Razzak made his ODI debut later in 2004 in the Asia Cup and grabbed impressive figures of 3 for 17 against Hong Kong. His debut series was spoilt as he was reported for a suspect bowling action in the next game against Pakistan. He wasn’t included in the side for almost a year and played just one ODI in 2005. “Raj” made his Test debut in 2006 against Australia but failed to impress and went through the series without a wicket. Despite his lack lustre performance in Tests, he remained a regular feature in the ODI squad and went onto set up quite a few wins for the side.
Razzak was suspended from international cricket in 2008 but was cleared later that year and he used the opportunity to silence his critics. He has now become one of Bangladesh’s key bowlers when it comes to breaking partnerships and is a force to reckon with in international cricket.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
9 |
17 |
214 |
5 |
17.83 |
65.64 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
| ODI |
144 |
91 |
742 |
35 |
13.25 |
76.02 |
0 |
1 |
53* |
| T20 |
27 |
18 |
41 |
10 |
5.12 |
56.94 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| IPL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0* |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
9 |
14 |
2133 |
1185 |
18 |
3/93 |
/ |
65.83 |
3.33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
144 |
143 |
7491 |
5591 |
201 |
5/29 |
/ |
27.81 |
4.47 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
193 |
| T20 |
27 |
27 |
624 |
720 |
38 |
4/16 |
/ |
18.94 |
6.92 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| IPL |
1 |
1 |
12 |
29 |
0 |
0/29 |
/ |
- |
14.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| ODI |
30 |
0 |
7 |
| T20 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2006-2011
- ODI:
- 2004-2013
- T20:
- 2006-2013
- IPL:
- 2008-2008
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Bangladesh Vs Australia at Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong - Apr 16, 2006
- Last played:
- Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare - Aug 04, 2011
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Bangladesh Vs Hong Kong at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo - Jul 16, 2004
- Last played:
- Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo - May 08, 2013
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe at Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna - Nov 28, 2006
- Last played:
- Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo - May 12, 2013
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Bangalore Vs Rajasthan at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Chogan Stadium), Jaipur - May 17, 2008
- Last played:
- Bangalore Vs Rajasthan at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Chogan Stadium), Jaipur - May 17, 2008
