PSL 9: Abdul Razzaq takes a dig at Shoaib Malik for playing selfish knock
Malik is representing Karachi Kings
Ex-cricketer Abdul Razzaq took a dig at Shoaib Malik, saying that he played selfishly in a recent match between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Despite Malik's commendable innings of 53 runs off 35 deliveries, Razzaq asserted that Malik focused more on his individual performance rather than the team's interests.
"Shoaib Malik has been playing for many years. His innings could be good for himself, not for the team. A player is someone who plays for a team. In this kind of cricket you can't sustain pressure after 42 or 43 years," Razzaq said while speaking on the Geo News programme 'Harna Mana Hai'.
Multan Sultans, a day earlier, defeated Karachi Kings in a convincing 55-run win in the third game of the competition at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Malik was the top performer, scoring 54 runs off 35 balls. However, that did not help his team clinch victory, as Sultans' bowlers were up to the task as they restricted Kings to 130/8 while defending a target of 186.
During Kings' innings, Malik was joined by his skipper Shan Masood, after which the two began to initiate a recovery for their side.
The batters added 52 runs for the third wicket. But in the ninth over, Masood was dismissed by Usama Mir.
After the captain's dismissal, Malik played a one-sided partnership alongside Mohammad Nawaz scoring 37 runs.
But Abbas hit back on the next delivery and dismissed Malik, who remained the top-scorer for the Kings with 53 off 35 deliveries, peppered with five boundaries and two sixes.
The all-rounder, knowing the team required a mounting run rate, shifted gears smashing a six and two boundaries to deliveries by Iftikhar Ahmed in the 12th over.
He scored his 50th run at the 13th over's first delivery by Abbas Afridi via a cover drive, but was dismissed on the ball by the Sultans' bowler.
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