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Razzak went wicketless in the first two matches that the tourists won to clinch the three-match one-day series.
Razzak, being the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in one-day internationals, has failed to fulfil the expectation against the West Indies and as a result the overall performance of the team has also suffered.
The West Indian batsmen never looked to be in any sort of discomfort against the veteran spinner, who took 175 wickets in 126 matches.
His performances in the last two series against Australia, Zimbabwe and in the two matches against West Indies suggest that time has come to make an evaluation as he took six wickets in the last nine one-day internationals.
In Bangladesh’s previous home series against Zimbabwe, Razzak equalled the world record with his feat of three successive four-wicket hauls that included a hat-trick in as many games.
But surprisingly against the same side in their own territory he picked up just two wickets in four matches and one of them was of a tail-ender in the final ball of the 50th over.
Bangladesh were even forced to drop Razzak for a game, a move which was previously unthinkable.
Bringing a crucial breakthrough at the initial stage was a trademark of him but that seems to be a distant past and it only indicates that he is becoming too predictable.
‘It looks like he is becoming too predictable,’ said Sarwar Imran, coach of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, told New Age.
‘At least that’s what it seemed to me after watching him in the two one-day against the West Indies,’ said Imran. ‘I think he did not bowl in the right line and length,’ he added.
‘He bowled a lot on the leg-stump and he needs to minimise that,’ he added.
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