Razif and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their father, Haji Mohd Sidek.

Razif won a gold medal for Malaysia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games doubles with Ong Beng Teong.

[8] He was also a member of the Malaysian squad that won the Thomas Cup for the first time in 25 years, in a 3–2 victory over Indonesia at the National Stadium in 1992.

[10] They won a bronze medal for Malaysia after reaching the semi-finals in the men's doubles category where they lost to the Korean pair, Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-Soo.

[12] Razif guided Cheah Soon Kit-Yap Kim Hock to Malaysia's first-ever Olympic silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games.