The most dangerous player was Virender Sehwag. Then came Sachin Tendulkar. Pakistan used to devise strategies to counter Sehwag and Tendulkar. We used to think that if we got these two wickets – Sehwag and Tendulkar – we’d win the game.
Our batters used to strategize against Zaheer Khan while he was bowling. Irfan Pathan was also present for a while. Harbhajan Singh was in attendance. They were the major names who played huge games and gave their all for their country Razzaq confirmed this in an interview with the Times of India.
Razzaq also chose Yuvraj Singh, a player regarded as dangerous in Pakistan’s middle order. In terms of bowlers, Razzaq’s squad planned the most against Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, and Harbhajan Singh.
Yuvraj Singh was the man in the centre. The prominent names were Sehwag, Tendulkar, and Yuvraj. We used to dismiss them by saying, Yes, we have taken huge wickets today. These were the players against whom Pakistan had significant plans.
The strategy included how and what to bowl, specific places to bowl to them in, field setup, and experimenting with different bowlers and deliveries against certain batters. Similarly, our batters devised strategies for bowlers such as Zaheer, Harbhajan, and Irfan He went on to say.
