4,4,4,4,4..Pakistani batsman hit 5 consecutive fours in McGrath’s over, bowler responded like this

New Delhi. Glenn McGrath of Australia is counted among the best bowlers in the world. In Test matches, he used to test the batsmen by bowling continuously on the line of off stump. McGrath, who played 124 Tests, 250 ODIs and 2 T20s for Australia between 1993 and 2007, used to bowl so accurately that it was extremely difficult to target his balls. How economical the tall McGrath was in bowling can be gauged from the fact that his economy was 3.88 in One Day International and 2.49 in Test cricket. However, in January 2000, there was also an ODI match (Australia vs Pakistan) in which McGrath’s balls were not only badly beaten, but Pakistani batsman Abdul Razzaq also hit five consecutive fours in his over.

McGrath was lucky that Razzaq missed connecting the last ball of the over, otherwise the embarrassing record of hitting fours on all six balls of the over could have been recorded in his name. However, despite this feat of Razzaq, the Pakistan team had to face defeat in the match. This match was played in Sydney on 19 January 2000 under the Carlton & United Triangular Series. India was the third team to participate in this series.

Batting first in this match, Australia scored a score of 286 runs. In response, the Pakistan team, while batting fast, had reached 74 runs after losing two wickets in 10 overs. At this time, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Razzaq, promoted above for batting, were at the crease. The innings was bowled by Glenn McGrath for 11 overs, whose first five balls were hit by Razzaq for fours. Razzaq is still sorry that he could not score any runs on the sixth ball. Razzaq (40) became the victim of Stuart McGill in the 13th over of the innings. In response to Australia’s score of 286 runs, the Pakistani innings was reduced to 205 runs in 45.2 overs and the team had to face an 81-run defeat.

Talking about this match, Razzaq told in a TV show, ‘At that time, our captain was Wasim Akram. He had given me a ‘license’ to play stroke freely and sent me up to bat. If the captain says so, then whether it is the bowler McGrath or someone else…it doesn’t matter. I had played the balls on merit and till date I regret that I missed the sixth ball.’ The Pakistani all-rounder told that later when McGrath came to Pakistan, a journalist asked if you knew Abdul Razzaq, who had But when he hit 5 fours, his reaction was- Yes it was ok.

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