Former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq has made negative comments about Indian cricket, including their defeat to Australia in the ODI World Cup final. He criticized the pitch and claimed that India took advantage of the conditions. Another former Pakistan cricketer, Hasan Raza, had questioned the ICC and BCCI on providing special cricket balls to assist Indian pacers. Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq even claimed that Harbhajan Singh considered converting to Islam, which Harbhajan strongly denied.