Abdur Razzaq rubbishes claims of misleading PCB about his fitness– Cricket News Update
The all-round cricketer from Pakistan, Abdur Razzaq, has refuted the claims that he intentionally misled the Pakistan Cricket Board into thinking that he was not fit for the One-Day International series against England being played in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033.
Razzaq, who is currently in Bangladesh, playing in the ‘http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397, about his condition.
Giving an interview to paktribune.com, Razzaq said, “I didn't mislead anyone. I met the PCB chairman before the BPL started and I made it crystal clear that I cannot bowl 10 overs in an ODI because of a shoulder injury. I explained to him that I can only
bowl three or four overs.”
Razzaq has played in all seven games for Duronto Rajshahi, who are now at second position in the competition. The hard-hitting batsman has scored 114 runs at an average of 22.80. As a bowler he has not been used much by the team. In the seven matches so
far, Razzaq has only bowled 22 overs.
Referring to the reduced workload he has been doing in last few games, Razzaq said, “If anyone is following the BPL, they'll know that I have bowled only around 10 overs in the last five matches.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and are an automatic choice for the limited over game. The latter requested the PCB not to pick him for the series against England on account of a shoulder injury, but the officials went
berserk when they saw him bowl in the BPL.
Reasserting that he is not completely fit for the ODIs, Razzaq said, “I can play Twenty20s but for ODIs, I feel I am only 50 per cent fit. I'm only able to bowl these few overs after taking pain-killing injections and medicines. I couldn't even take part
in the practice session [on Sunday].”
On the other hand, the Pakistan team has been underperforming against England in the ODI series, in the absence of their ace all-rounder. They have already lost the series and will look to avoid a whitewash.
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