Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Razaullah’s Passport Delay Ends With Root Dismissal on Debut
Pakistan changed its Test team after losing two matches in England.
Seven players were removed after the Lord’s defeat.
One replacement was Razaullah, a 21-year-old fast bowler from Mardan.
He had only started playing professional domestic cricket 10 months earlier.
When Pakistan selected him, he reportedly did not yet have a passport.
His fast bowling impressed at Edgbaston.
On his Test debut, he dismissed Root.
His sudden selection and strong first performance made the past few weeks unusual for Pakistan cricket.
Pakistan called up 21-year-old fast bowler Razaullah after a major mid-series squad reshuffle.
Razaullah reportedly did not have a passport when he received the Test call-up.
The pacer came into the squad after Pakistan lost two successive Tests in England.
Seven players were dropped following the Lord’s Test defeat.
Razaullah, who began his professional domestic career 10 months earlier, dismissed Root on his Test debut.
- Who
- Pakistan, its 21-year-old pacer Razaullah, and the players affected by the squad reshuffle.
- What
- Razaullah received a Test call-up despite reportedly lacking a passport and then dismissed Root on debut.
- When
- The reshuffle took place late last month, and Razaullah made his debut at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
- Where
- The events occurred during Pakistan’s Test series in England, including Lord’s and Edgbaston; Razaullah is from Mardan in Peshawar.
- Why
- Pakistan reshuffled its squad after two successive Test defeats in England, including the loss at Lord’s.
- Player
- Razaullah
- Age
- 21
- Playing role
- Right-arm fast bowler
- Domestic experience
- His professional career with Peshawar began 10 months earlier
- Squad changes
- Seven players were dropped after the Lord’s Test defeat
- Team situation
- Pakistan had suffered two successive defeats in England
- Debut result
- Razaullah dismissed Root on his Test debut