Abdur Razzak (
Bengali: ) (born 15 June 1982 in
Khulna) is a
Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his
first-class debut at Bangladeshi domestic level for Khulna Division in the 2001/02 season. Best known for being a tall
left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he helped guide his division to the National Cricket Title in his maiden season. From there he was selected for Bangladesh A (training team for the full national squad) performing well against
Zimbabwe A, including the excellent figures of 7 for 17 in one game in
Dhaka.
Razzak was called into the
Bangladesh national team for the 2004
Asia Cup One Day International tournament, making his debut against
Hong Kong in July. He established himself as a regular fixture in the squad although he was not a regular in the starting eleven. He made his
Test debut in the second Test of the
Australian tour of Bangladesh in April 2006.
He has been called for
throwing (straightening his arm during the bowling action) numerous times in the past at local level, an issue that resulted in him being reported by
International Cricket Council match referee
Roshan Mahanama during the 2004 Asia Cup in an attempt to improve his bowling action. Later he worked on his action and changed it to a legal way.After that he was recalled by the selectors but could not find his form immediately. But slowly he managed to perform consistently and become a regular member of the national side.
Career
Test Career
After impressing in one-day cricket, he was called up for...
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