Razaullah flayed England, but he should have been playing for us

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Shirley Henry , Cleethorpes and David McKenna , East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Getty Images Razaullah ended up needing three bats at the crease after breaking two with his explosive hitting He should have been playing for Cleethorpes in the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League, but instead Razaullah has become the newest star on the international stage.

The 21-year-old all-rounder had signed for the North East Lincolnshire side for the 2026 season but was called up to a Pakistan training camp in May.

And on his Test debut against England at Edgbaston last week, he hit nine sixes, scoring 81 off 63 balls for his country.

Paul Hewstone, chairman of Cleethorpes Cricket Club, described Razaullah as an "exceptional talent", adding the player would have "certainly given the crowd at Chichester Road something to look at".