Abdul Razzaq takes back retirement decision!

[baburao]

What a cheap guy.

Razzaq takes back retirement decision


Abdul Razzaq could play for Pakistan again
Abdul Razzaq has taken back his decision to retire from international cricket and is available once again to represent Pakistan. The allrounder's decision comes after discussions with his local club and long-time coach.

"I have reversed my decision and am available for Pakistan once again," Razzaq told Cricinfo. "I have had many discussions with P&T Gymkhana and my coach, Azhar Zaidi, and we felt it was better if I took back my original decision. Maybe I made that in the heat of the moment."

Razzaq announced his retirement from international cricket in August, in protest at being ignored by the selectors in the squad for the ICC World Twenty20. He accused the selection committee and the board of not treating him with enough respect and dropping him for matters other than his form. The selectors maintained that he was still in their plans for ODI and Test cricket, though his form in those formats has been unconvincing over the last year or so. In his last 15 ODIs, he averages 17.30 and has taken only 12 wickets.

Three fifties and 38 wickets in his last 15 Tests have also done nothing to help his cause, though injuries have hardly helped the process. He missed the Test series against South Africa late last year and the World Cup in the West Indies subsequently. In 2005, he also missed the home series against England with an elbow injury.

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/317325.html

 

[Cricketman]

I thought he applied to play for the ICL?

 

[baburao]

I thought he applied to play for the ICL?

lol he wants to play in IPL now.He still thinks he can play for pakistan lol.

 

[Pak_cricketer]

lol he wants to play in IPL now.He still thinks he can play for pakistan lol.

Whats the funny part?


He's a good all-rounder and I would love him to come back into our side.

 

[baburao]

Whats the funny part?


He's a good all-rounder and I would love him to come back into our side.

Yeah but what about his performance in the last few series?

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Yeah but what about his performance in the last few series?

2 series doesn't mean that the guy is a terrible player. e.g, Dravid.

You have to look at his overall ability. He can score runs and is a decent OD bowler.

 

[ivanvdm15]

2 series doesn't mean that the guy is a terrible player. IE, Dravid.

You have to look at his overall ability. He can score runs and is a decent OD bowler.

True, very True every player goes past a bad patch in his career some more than once.

 

[baburao]

2 series doesn't mean that the guy is a terrible player. IE, Dravid.

You have to look at his overall ability. He can score runs and is a decent OD bowler.

Explain it to PCB. And you should know why he signed ICL?

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Explain it to PCB.

You can't explain anything to those morons.

 

[baburao]

You can't explain anything to those morons.

The same thing can be said about indian board also.

 

[khan31]

I don't think he has a place in the team as we already have too many allrounders eg Sohail Tanvir,Afridi,Shoaib Malik,Fawad Alam, etc. Also I was never impressed by him really either. He is a decent batsman but since he lost the little pace he had in his bowling he has been really poor in that department. Then again we are talking about the same people who keep putting Faisal Iqbal in the team. I wonder why he keeps getting played *cough cough miandad cough*

 

[Pak_cricketer]

I'd have Razzaq over Faisal any day. Razzaq is a better batsman at that level than Faisal.

 

[manee]

2 series doesn't mean that the guy is a terrible player. IE, Dravid.

Think you mean e.g..

Razzaq should go to the ICL, he was never special at international level and has been in decline for a while now.

 

[Highlander999]

Think you mean e.g..

:laugh

Razzaq should go to the ICL, he was never special at international level and has been in decline for a while now.

Completely agree with you. No point in trying to do play when you are moving on, especially by international standards although PCB do so many random things you never know what will happen next

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Think you mean e.g..

Razzaq should go to the ICL, he was never special at international level and has been in decline for a while now.

Go look at his record and then come back.