Abdul Razzaq launched a recent tirade in opposition to the Indian cricket workforce after their defeat to Australia within the World Cup ultimate.

Although a number of present and former cricketers have come out in assist of the India workforce, Razzaq referred to as India overconfident, accusing India of tampering with the pitch in Ahmedabad to their very own benefit.

Abdul Razzaq stoops to new low

“Indians have been over-confident. Cricket received and India misplaced. Had India received the World Cup, it will have been a really unhappy second for the sport. They used situations to their benefit and I’ve by no means seen such a foul pitch for any ICC ultimate earlier than. It is nice for cricket that India misplaced,” Hindustan Instances quoted Abdul Razzaq as saying on the Pakistani TV present ‘Hasna Mana Hai’.

And once more, this time too, he tried to show his level by highlighting the 2 very contrasting semi-finals. He began by saying that the primary one between India and New Zealand at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium proved to be a high-scoring sport, whereas the second knockout in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens was slightly slower. He additionally accused that the floor used for the ultimate on the Narendra Modi Stadium was one thing completely different although.

As per him, any workforce – pointing at India – that attempted to make situations extra beneficial in direction of them doesn’t need to win something, not to mention the World Cup.

“Had India received, we’d have felt very dangerous, as a result of they have been using the situations, one semi-final they scored 400, the opposite workforce scores 350. Within the different semi-final, 220-230 runs have been scored. Then within the ultimate 240 runs have been scored. Meaning there’s something incorrect (with the situations). The pitches and the ambiance ought to be honest. There ought to be honest pitches and, a good ambiance, each groups ought to have stability. Right this moment additionally India took benefit. Had Kohli (Virat) scored 100, then India would have received the World Cup,” he identified.

Will he apologize once more?

After dealing with flak for drawing reference to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after Pakistan’s World Cup exit, he apologized whereas showing on Samaa TV, he stated, “Yesterday, we have been speaking about cricket teaching and intentions. I had a slip of the tongue and mistakenly took Aishwarya Rai’s title. I apologize to her personally. I didn’t intend to harm anybody’s sentiment.”

In a tweet on X (previously Twitter), he additionally wrote, “I’m very ashamed of yesterday and I understand I stated very dangerous phrases. I apologize to everybody, please forgive me.”

Now the query arises, will he apologize once more?

Wasim Akram, Sunil Gavaskar quashes ‘pitch swapping’:

Former India captain and legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar labeled the accusations as ‘fairly irrelevant’.

“The accusation of BCCI interference within the choice of the pitches for India matches once more was fairly irrelevant, because the ICC pitch marketing consultant was round, and solely after the ICC gave its approval was the match performed on the pitch,” NDTV Sports activities quoted Gavaskar writing in his column for Sportstar.

Other than Gavaskar, legendary quick bowler and former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram had commented, as quoted by Cricaddictor, “It ought to be the very last thing on the Indian Cricket Workforce’s thoughts, I don’t suppose that it is going to be of their conscience but when that is occurring, it’s credible information as a result of somebody has written a correct article and has talked about the mail in that as effectively.”

“The top groundsman of ICC, Atkinson stated that the pitch quantity seven or no matter is a recent pitch. The thought of a recent pitch is to be sure that it doesn’t favor anybody after profitable the toss and that each groups get equal alternatives on the pitch. This pitch has already seen two matches, so I agree with you and I hope that the opposite panelists will agree that there isn’t a want for this, it’s simply pointless. I don’t know who’s doing this, they’ve stated so and so they have their total base lined,” stated Wasim Akram.