Pakistan / Players / Ramiz Raja
Full name Ramiz Hasan Raja
Born August 14, 1962, Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), Punjab
Current age 47 years 216 days
Major teams Pakistan, Allied Bank, Islamabad Cricket Association, Lahore, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Punjab, Service Industries
Also known as Rameez Raja
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Other Commentator
Relation Father - Saleem Akhtar, Brother - Wasim Raja, Brother - Zaeem Raja
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 57 | 94 | 5 | 2833 | 122 | 31.83 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 34 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 198 | 197 | 15 | 5841 | 119* | 32.09 | 9226 | 63.31 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 0 | |
| First-class | 183 | 304 | 20 | 10392 | 300 | 36.59 | 17 | 63 | 103 | 0 | |||
| List A | 298 | 295 | 28 | 9490 | 131 | 35.54 | 15 | 56 | 62 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 198 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | 10.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 183 | 509 | 343 | 6 | 2/2 | 57.16 | 4.04 | 84.8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 298 | 145 | 110 | 6 | 4/43 | 4/43 | 18.33 | 4.55 | 24.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Pakistan v England at Karachi, Mar 2-6, 1984 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Apr 26-30, 1997 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Feb 6, 1985 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v Pakistan at Toronto, Sep 21, 1997 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1977/78 - 1996/97 |
| List A span | 1976/77 - 1997/98 |
The younger brother of Wasim Raja, Ramiz has become more noted as a cricket commentator than he was as an opening batsman or Pakistan captain. Urbane, affable and well-spoken in English - the Rajas' father was Pakistan's top civil servant - Ramiz has become the voice of Pakistan cricket. As a right-hand batsman who favoured the leg side, he never scored the runs he should have - only two centuries in 57 Tests - and seemed to have disappeared, only to be brought back as captain after Salim Malik when the match-fixing controversy began. It was widely rumoured that certain players found his integrity inconvenient, and worked to have him removed shortly after Pakistan managed to lose their first home series, under Rameez, to Sri Lanka in 1995-96. He somehow managed to combine his role as a television commentator with that of chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board, although that uneasy conflict was not popular in all circles. He resigned from the post of the CEO in August 2004 citing increasing media commitments as the reason for his decision.
Scyld Berry June 2006
- 'A good decision even if we lose T20 World Cup' (Mar 10, 2010)
- Sarfraz call-up deserves extended run- Ramiz (Jan 8, 2010)
- Former players question Umar Akmal's absence (Nov 7, 2009)
- Former Pakistan players blast senior batsmen (Sep 24, 2009)
- Zahid wants Aamer to be handled with care (Aug 2, 2009)
Feb 21, 2006
Sarfraz Ahmed and Rameez Raja return home
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Jun 3, 2004
Pakistan board chief executive Rameez Raja
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Feb 27, 2004
Pakistan board chairman Rameez Raja shows a specimen of a ticket for the series between Pakistan and India
© AFP
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