'Great for cricket that India lost world cup': After Ashwarya row, ex-Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq ignites another controversy
Abdul Razzaq has once again spewed venom against Indian cricket.
In a viral clip on social media, the former Pakistan all-rounder spoke about India's loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup final, said, «Cricket won and India lost. Had India won the World Cup, it would have been a very sad moment for the game. They used conditions to their advantage and I have never seen such a bad pitch for any ICC final before.
It's great for cricket that India lost.»
«Had India won, we would have felt very bad, because they were utilising the conditions, one semifinal they score 400, the other team scores 350. In the other semifinal 220-230 runs were scored. Then in the final 240 runs were scored.
That means there is something wrong (with the conditions). There should be fair pitches, fair atmosphere, both teams should have balance.»
He added that if Virat Kohli had scored a century, India would have won the World Cup.
Note that the comments were made after India's loss in the World Cup finals to Australia on November 19 but the clip has now gone viral.
This is not the first time Pakistani cricketers have made such remarks.
Earlier, Hasan Raza had questioned the ICC and the BCCI for allegedly providing special cricket balls to assist Indian pacers.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, former Pakistan captain, even claimed that Harbhajan Singh had considered converting to Islam, which Harbhajan strongly denied.
These comments and criticisms from former Pakistani cricketers continue to create controversy and stir up tensions between the two cricketing nations.
Earlier Razzaq created a controversy made derogatory comments on Aishwarya Rai.
During a discussion in an event on Pakistan's performance and the country's cricket board, Razzaq said: «We
