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Ramiz Raja      

Full name Ramiz Hasan Raja

Born August 14, 1962, Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), Punjab

Current age 47 years 100 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

Ramiz Hasan Raja
Batting and fielding averages
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
Bowling averages
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
Career statistics
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
Profile

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

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Feb 21, 2006

Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan's victorious Under-19 captain, and Rameez Raja, return home after winning the World Cup, Karachi, February 21, 2006

Sarfraz Ahmed and Rameez Raja return home

© AFP

Jun 3, 2004

Pakistan board chief executive Rameez Raja

Pakistan board chief executive Rameez Raja

© Getty Images

Feb 27, 2004

Pakistan board chairman Rameez Raja shows a specimen of a ticket for the series between Pakistan and India, Fenbruary 27, 2004

Pakistan board chairman Rameez Raja shows a specimen of a ticket for the series between Pakistan and India

© AFP

Country Fixtures Country Results
Group A: Habib Bank v PIA at Islamabad - Nov 21-24
PIA 224 Habib Bank 295/7
Group B: Hyd (Pakstn) v Faisalabad at Hyderabad (Sind) - Nov 21-24
Hyd (Pakstn) 301 Faisalabad 326/4
Group B: Islamabad v Abbottabad at Islamabad - Nov 21-24
Islamabad 182 & 319/5 Abbottabad 100
Group A: Karachi W v Sui Gas at Karachi - Nov 21-24
Karachi W 404 Sui Gas 199
Group B: Lahore Ravi v Rawalpindi at Lahore - Nov 21-24
Rawalpindi 271 Lahore Ravi 94/2
Group B: Multan v Quetta at Okara - Nov 21-24
Quetta 305 & 0/0 Multan 178
Group A: National Bnk v Pak Customs at Islamabad - Nov 21-24
Pak Customs 157 & 45/1 National Bnk 376/7d
Group B: Sialkot v Peshawar at Sialkot - Nov 21-24
Peshawar 295 Sialkot 183/1
Group A: Sui Sthn Gas v Zarai TBL at Lahore - Nov 21-24
Sui Sthn Gas 264 Zarai TBL 180/2
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