Pakistan's Razzaq lashes out at Hafeez for exclusion from World T20 semi-final

Pakistan which lost its semi final match against Sri Lanka in the ICC T20I World Cup cricket in Colombo Thursday, has some backlash in the form of team selection and the performance of the team. 

And a strong reaction comes from veteran all-rounder Abdul Razzaq who lasjhed out his anger against captain Mohammad Hafeez for dropping him from the team in the semi-final of the World Twenty20 2012 against Sri Lanka.

Speaking to reporters upon his return from Sri Lanka, Razzaq said that he was very disappointed after being left out of the playing eleven in the crucial match on Thursday. He was replaced by left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir in the match that Pakistan lost by 16 runs, allowing Sri Lanka to enter the final of the ICC event.

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“It was Hafeez’s decision not to pick me for the semi-final, not anyone else’s,” Razzaq said.

Razzaq vented his anger on the captain by saying that he felt helpless when he saw the team losing against Sri Lanka but couldn’t help as he wasn’t picked in the team.

Read more: Dawn News

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