Considering the talent and the spirit shown by the young all-rounder A.Razzaq, I think he is the best allrounder Pakistan has had after Imran Khan. I think he will be a good successor for the legendary Imran Khan.
He has a very lively pace and with his ability to swing the ball either direction, I think he is a good strike bowler. And add to that his success as a top-of-the-order batsman (and a reliable one too), I think he is a dream-come-true for Pakistan cricket.
Also, he possesses the qualities of a good captain. He is so cool both on and off the field, that some even compare him to Steve Waugh. No surprises if we see him as Pak skipper very soon!!!
Please share your comments on one of Pakistan’s all time greats , the RAZZLER.
well Abdul razzaq no doubt is a great all rounder in the Pakistani team for a long time, but to get to Imran Khan's position he has to work hard, extra determination, at the moment he is too far frm tht category.
well thts true tht he is cool minded, and in the coming up list of captains he could be one!
hey being a gentleman or whatever is not how you judge a player…
look at his performance on the field, not off it…
and you are right, Imran Khan is probably one of the highest rated cricketers in the history…
I, persoanlly think that no other player has or can achieve the fame of the degree that Imran Khan made out of cricket…
but, Abdul Razzaq is still fresh in his career…
he has got tens of years ahead of him…
I see him right there on the top after a couple of years…
and who knows, he might not end up as Imran Khan, maybe another Wasim
Imran Khan was a very ordinary bowler early on his career and in comparison at this stage of his career Razzaq is miles ahead of him. Whether he can keep developing at the same rate and ever reach the greatness which Imran acheived later on his career remains to be seen. Imran started his career in 1971 and did not really burst on to the world scene as a great all rounder and captain till the 1982 series against England.
Regarding rudeness I have never met Razzaq so I cant say but Imran himself was no angel. I had witnessed two events myself. In 1982 at Lords when the Pakistani team beat England for the first time since the 50's in England, all the Pakistani fans were celebrating in front of the Pakistani balcony. The whole Pakistani team was there except for the captain Imran Khan. Eventually Miandad dragged him out, he gave the crowd one look, waved and went back in. In the late 80's in Sharjah during one of the tournaments Pakistan beat India in the final. I was sitting in the pavilion and after the match as we were leaving the stadium, Imran also left at the same time. Coming out of the pavilion there was a huge crowd of well wishers and as soon as they saw Imran they started praising him and dancing. Admittedly they were surging towards him and making it very difficult for him to get to his car. Instead of showing any patience he asked the policeman standing next to him to charge the crowd with the dogs and make way for him. The police did that and as the crowd ran for their lives he just sat in his car and disappeared. He was very arrogant but a great player. The best all rounder and captain Pakistan has ever had. Whether Razzaq will ever acheive that, remains to be seen.
I believe the intent of this post is to compare cricketing abilities, which ehsan did. And not necessarily the off-field mannerism (they are important, nonetheless)
I am interested in knowing more about Razzak's cricketing abilities. Because I am not too much of a statistical person, and intend to go more with opinion, rather than plain numbers.
I remember him as a cool customer in 1999 World Cup who was sent up in the order to steady the ship. Some folks complained that he dragged too long and failed in the crunch match. But that happens to the best of them. And even subsequently he delivered some sterling performances.
But I didn't knew that he is a genuine fast bowler. For some reason, I always clubbed him in the Medium fast range, alongwith Azhar Mehmood. Maybe someone else can provide better insight.
And as far as his captaincy abilities.... I thought its a big question mark. Has he ever captained any representative cricket team? I guess, captaincy skills are very important if we are going to compare anyone with Imran Khan, atleat on the cricket field.
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Originally posted by Simply_Human:
**No way!!!!
He's no Imran Khan. Plus this guy is no gentleman.
I've met the idiot and he was so rude! I felt like slapping him right there and then.
Imran Khan had personality, this guy looks like somebody boxed his ears before bringing him on the field.**
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hey people,
lets not get into other people's personal matters and off-field behavior and degrade them....
razzler is a pace bowler and can bowl well in the late 80's (mph)....
a commentator once put it in this way "if azhar and razzaq were in any other team they wud be fast bowlers but here they get compared to shoaib, waqar, zahid, shabbir, sami etc and that makes them medium pacers"....
as a bolwer, he was the leading ODI bowler in the last year and he is also the youngest player to record a Test HAT-TRICK....
razzaq can bat slow and fast....
he took his 80 against WI 350+ balls and then we saw him hit his 100 against Bangladesh off only 90 balls....
its not that BD was a weak team so Razzaq cud hit them hard, we know very well he hit 5 consecutive FOURS to McGrath, and McGrath is no easy bowler....
i have never seen him captain any side, but the kid is cool, and nothing required of a captain more than being COOL....
Back to the topic…Imran was a charismatic leader, a terrific Captain, and an arrogant S.O.B.
Razzaq is a quiet, mild mannered chap, who is probably a better batsman than Imran was…at least in terms of potential. However, Razzaq has a lot going for him. He can move the ball in any conditions, and is quite effective with both the new and old ball, unlike Imran who was more lethal with the older ball, at least in the latter half of his career.
Razzaq should be batting at number 6 in both forms of the game. He’s probably a better ODI player at the moment..although his test average is getting better.
Either way, Imran was one of a kind. Razzaq has a long career ahead of him to show everyone what he can do.
well, u r right, razzaq has shown himself more of an ODI player....
although his recent test batting is quite impressive, his test bowling has shown no glimpses of greatness....
i think he is not very effective in the test matches....
he needs to do something more with his test bowling....
and again, i have no idea about the off-field behavior of imran or razzaq....
so no comments on that....
well he is very good....
and we also have azhar mahmood who came in before razaaq and has also had a position in the Wisden top 10 batting....
he also has 6 wickets haul....
but i regard razzler much better than him....