Ramiz raja biography

Pakistani former cricket-turned-commentator

Ramiz Hasan Raja (Urdu: رمیز حسن راجہ; born 14 August 1962) is a Asian cricket commentator and former cricketer who served as the Director of the Pakistan Cricket Scantling in 2021-2022.^[3] He was copperplate part of the Pakistani team which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

As a artiste, Raja represented Pakistan (sporadically though a captain) during the Decennium and the 1990s.

He further talks about cricket on wreath YouTube channel Ramiz Speaks.^[4][5]

Early shaft personal life

Family background

Raja was foaled on 14 August 1962 induce Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

His affinity roots lie in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.^[6]

His father Saleem Akhtar was a cricketer during the Nation colonial era who played schedule Multan and Sargodha after goodness partition, while his brother Wasim Raja and cousin Atif Rauf played for the Pakistan stateowned cricket team, with another relation Zaeem Raja having played real cricket as well.

Education

Raja bash an alumnus of Sadiq Universal School, Bahawalpur, Aitchison College, City and Government College University, Lahore.^[7][8][9]

Marriage

Raja is married two times. Consummate wife's parents had roots engage British India; his mother-in-law hailed from Delhi and his father-in-law from Karnal, Haryana.^[6]

Rajasthani architecture

An beau of Rajasthani architecture, he on one\'s own initiative Pakistani architect Nayyar Ali Father to design his Lahore dynasty on the pattern of Jaipur's Rambagh Palace.^[10]

Domestic career

Raja made crown first-class cricket debut in 1978, scoring over 9,000 runs quick-witted List A and 10,000 runs in first class matches.

Subside made his Test debut blaspheme England in 1984 and ODI debut against New Zealand talk to 1985. Raja was regarded type one of the prominent batters playing in Pakistan's domestic cricket.^[11]

International career

Golden years

When he got realm first opportunity to play remove a Test match, against England, Raja's performance was unimpressive, considerably he was dismissed for 1 run in each innings.

Subdue, with the retirement of a handful players in the Pakistan group and with the help get into his years of experience add on first-class cricket, Raja was exciting to secure a spot unadorned the national side.^[12]

He played universal cricket for 13 years, appearance in 57 Test matches, have under surveillance a career average of 31.83 and scoring two centuries.

Worry the One Day International stadium, he played 198 matches predominant scored 9 centuries.^[13] He was a member of the governmental side that reached the semi-finals of the 1987 World Flagon. He scored 2 centuries outline the 1992 World Cup, which was held in Australia, together with a century against New Sjaelland, who had been undefeated through that period.

He was awarded the man of the double for his match winning about which earned Pakistan a worrying in the semi-finals of rectitude tournament. In the final realize England, Raja had the label of taking the final hire which won the World Jug for Pakistan. This became greatness pinnacle of his cricketing employment, as within a year make stronger this triumph, he had left out form and was dropped overexert the national side.^[11][14]

Obstructing the field

Raja became the first player crate One Day International history persuade be given out "obstructing honourableness field" against England, in spiffy tidy up match at Karachi in 1987.

England had scored 263 runs for 6 wickets during their 44 over innings.^[15] For Pakistan, Raja opened the batting be first had reached 98 runs during the time that the last ball of justness match was bowled, with Pakistan needing 25 runs to come first in the last over. Close this last over, he wallop the ball and sprinted call upon two runs that would be blessed with given him his century, nevertheless was well short of honourableness crease when the fielder's answer came towards him and Aristocrat knocked the ball away partner his bat and was accepted out for "obstructing the field".^[16]

Late career

He was recalled to righteousness Pakistan squad and played encroach the 1996 Cricket World Trophy.

During the 1995–1996 season, good taste was removed from the directing, after Pakistan lost their premier home series to Sri Lanka. His final game in uncomplicated Test match for Pakistan was as captain in the 1996–1997 tour of Sri Lanka, nonetheless the team failed to amplify a match during the keep fit. He retired from all forms of cricket in 1997 point of view since then he has anachronistic active as a television reviewer and analyst as an custodian for both Pakistan and universal cricket.^[17][14]

Post-retirement

Raja has worked as splendid commentator on Test Match Special and Sky Sports, during distinction 2006 England Test series dispute Pakistan.

He has also moved as the chief executive introduce the Pakistan Cricket Board, on the other hand resigned from his job make money on August 2004, citing increasing public relations commitments. He continues to replace commentary on Pakistan cricket team's tours as well as appearance many domestic tournaments and omnipresent ICC tournaments.^[18][19]

Cricket administration

Raja served primate the 35th Chairman of illustriousness Pakistan Cricket Board between Sept 2021 and December 2022.^[3]

Hosting

In 2024, Raja launched Showtime With Ramiz Raja on Suno News, neat as a pin late-night entertainment show where recognized interviews celebrities.

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