22 Facts About Ramiz Raja

Ramiz Hasan Raja is a Pakistani cricket administrator, commentator, YouTuber, and former cricketer who served as the 35th Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board between September 2021 and December 2022.

Ramiz Raja was born in Punjabi Muslim Rajput family of Janjua clan.

Ramiz Raja's parents had migrated from the Indian city of Jaipur, Rajasthan during Partition of India, while on his wife's side, his mother-in-law is from Delhi and his father-in-law is from Karnal, Haryana.

Ramiz Raja's father Saleem Akhtar was a cricketer during the British colonial era who played for Multan and Sargodha after the partition, while his brother Wasim Raja and his cousin Atif Rauf played for the Pakistan national cricket team, with another brother Zaeem Raja having played first-class cricket as well.

Ramiz Raja is an alumnus of Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur, Aitchison College, Lahore and Government College University, Lahore.

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

Ramiz Raja remains one of only a few to reach 10,000 first class runs in Pakistan.

Ramiz Raja was regarded as one of the prominent batters playing in Pakistan's domestic cricket.

Ramiz Raja received his opportunity to play in a Test match against England.

Ramiz Raja's performance was unimpressive, as he was dismissed for 1 run in each innings.

However, with the retirement of several players in the Pakistan squad and with the help of his years of experience in first-class cricket, Ramiz Raja was able to secure a spot in the national side.

Ramiz Raja played international cricket for 13 years, appearing in 57 Test matches, with a career average of 31.83 and scoring two centuries.

Ramiz Raja was a member of the national side that reached the semi-finals of the 1987 World Cup.

Ramiz Raja scored 2 centuries in the 1992 World Cup, which was held in Australia, including a century against New Zealand, who had been undefeated during that period.

Ramiz Raja was awarded the man of the match for his match winning performance which earned Pakistan a place in the semi-finals of the tournament.

Ramiz Raja became the first player in One Day International history to be given out "obstructing the field" against England, in a match at Karachi in 1987.

For Pakistan, Ramiz Raja opened the batting and had reached 98 runs when the last ball of the match was bowled, with Pakistan needing 25 runs to win in the last over.

Ramiz Raja was recalled back to the Pakistan squad and played in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

Ramiz Raja retired from all forms of cricket in 1997 and since then he has been active as a television commentator and as an administrator for both Pakistan and international cricket.

Ramiz Raja has worked as a commentator on Test Match Special and Sky Sports, during the 2006 England Test series against Pakistan.

Ramiz Raja has worked as the chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board, but resigned from his job in August 2004, citing increasing media commitments.

Ramiz Raja continues to provide commentary on Pakistan cricket team's tours as well as in many domestic tournaments and international ICC tournaments.