Abdur Razzak (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Abdur Razzak (cricketer)

cricketer

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1982

Place of Birth: Khulna, Khulna Division, Bangladesh

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Abdur Razzak (cricketer)

  • Abdur Razzak (Bengali: ?????? ???????; born 15 June 1982) is a Bangladeshi cricketer, who currently plays Test cricket and retired from limited overs format of the game.
  • Razzak is the first Bangladeshi to take 200 wickets in ODIs.
  • He is also the first left arm spinner and 2nd spinner after Saqlain Mushtaq took a Hat-trick. 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 figures of 7 for 17 in one game in Dhaka. Though he has played just nine Tests, he has been more successful in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and was Bangladesh's leading wicket-taker in the format in 2013, when he reached the 200 wickets milestone.
  • In January 2018, he became the first Bangladesh player to take 500 wickets in first-class cricket.
  • After four years, he made comeback to the Test squad on 8 February 2018 against Sri Lanka, taking 4-63 opening the bowling, but Bangladesh lost by 215 runs.
  • In November 2019, he took his 600th first-class wicket, becoming the first Bangladeshi bowler to reach the milestone.

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