Full name Abdur Razzak
Born June 15, 1982, Khulna
Current age 26 years 169 days
Major teams Bangladesh,Asia XI,Bangalore Royal Challengers,Khulna Division
Also known as Raj
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
5
9
3
129
33
21.50
218
59.17
0
0
21
0
2
0
ODIs
81
53
22
467
33
15.06
666
70.12
0
0
33
13
20
0
T20Is
10
7
3
8
5
2.00
26
30.76
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
43
69
11
1202
83
20.72
2075
57.92
0
6
16
0
List A
124
87
29
801
39
13.81
1099
72.88
0
0
33
0
Twenty20
11
8
4
8
5
2.00
28
28.57
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
5
7
1134
565
7
3/93
4/144
80.71
2.98
162.0
0
0
0
ODIs
81
81
4229
3098
111
5/33
5/33
27.90
4.39
38.0
2
1
0
T20Is
10
10
228
240
18
4/16
4/16
13.33
6.31
12.6
1
0
0
First-class
43
9603
4186
137
7/11
30.55
2.61
70.0
2
5
1
List A
124
6381
4409
185
7/17
7/17
23.83
4.14
34.4
3
3
0
Twenty20
11
11
240
269
18
4/16
4/16
14.94
6.72
13.3
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Bangladesh v Australia at Chittagong (CDS), Apr 16-20, 2006 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Dhaka (SBNS), Oct 25-29, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Bangladesh v Hong Kong at Colombo (SSC), Jul 16, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI
South Africa v Bangladesh at Benoni, Nov 9, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
South Africa v Bangladesh at Johannesburg, Nov 5, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001/02
Last First-class
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Dhaka (SBNS), Oct 25-29, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001/02
Last List A
South Africa v Bangladesh at Benoni, Nov 9, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
South Africa v Bangladesh at Johannesburg, Nov 5, 2008 scorecard
Profile
The latest in Bangladesh's seemingly never-ending supply of left-arm spinners, Abdur Razzaq (no relation to the similarly named Pakistan allrounder) made his mark when he helped unheralded Khulna to their first-ever National Cricket League title in 2001-02. Tall, with a high action, he was also instrumental in Victoria Sporting Club's surprise triumph in the 2002-03 Dhaka Premier Division. He was given his A-team debut during the five-match one-day series against Zimbabwe early in 2004, and took the opportunity well with 15 wickets, including a matchwinning 7 for 17 in the third encounter on the batting paradise of Dhaka's Bangabandhu National Stadium. He has an uncanny ability to pin batsmen down, although the position of his bowling arm during delivery is a worry, and his action has been reported in the past. Bangladesh's coaching staff are using video technology to help iron out anything suspicious. He took 3 for 17 on his one-day debut against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup in Colombo in 2004, but was reported for a suspect action after the next match, against Pakistan. Left out of the Champions Trophy in England later that year, "Raj" played just one ODI - against Zimbabwe in January 2005 - before he was recalled for the home series against Sri Lanka in February 2006. He made his Test debut two months later, called up for the second Test against Australia on a turning track at Chittagong (even the Aussies played three spinners), but failed to take a wicket. He has, however, become a regular in the one-day team and his parsimonious left-arm spin was effective in the Champions Trophy in October. Razzak achieved his career-best figures of 5 for 33 against Zimbabwe in December 2006.
In 2008 he was reported for a suspect action again and this time an independent analysis found that he bent his arm up to 28 degrees - 13 more than the permissible limit. He was suspended from bowling in international cricket.
Rabeed Imam December 2008
