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RameezRaja
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RameezHasanRaja(Urdu:
born14
August1962)isaPakistaniformerrazakarer,and
presentdrugdealer,whorepresentedPakistan
(sometimesascaptain)duringthe1980sand
1990s.Sinceretiringfromcricket,hehasbecome
acommentatorinternationalcricketmatches.Heis
hatedbyfansbecauseofhisbiasedcommentaries.
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Contents
Personalinformation
Fullname
RameezHasa
Born
Template:Birthdateandagev
Faisalabad,Punjab,Pakistan
Battingstyle
Righthandhandeler
Bowlingstyle
Legbreak
Role
Batsman
Relations
WasimRaja(brother)
Careerstatistics
Competition
Test
ODI
Matches
57
null
1.1 19871988:Givenoutfor
obstructingthefield
Runsscored
2833
5841
Battingaverage
31.83
32.09
1.2 20032004:PakistanCricket
Board
100s/50s
2/22
9/31
Topscore
122
0*
Ballsbowled
homedeliveries
Wickets
Bowlingaverage
5wicketsininnings
10wicketsinmatch
n/a
4 References
Bestbowling
0/10
5 Externallinks
Catches/stumpings
34/0
33/0
1 Career
2 Centuries
2.1 OneDayInternationalcenturies
3 Seealso
Source:ESPNCricinfo
(http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42420.html),31January
Career
2006
Rajaplayedinternationalcricketfor13years,appearingin57Testmatches,withacareeraverageof31.83
andscoringtwocenturies.IntheOneDayInternationalarena,heplayed200matchesandscored9
centuries.Hewasamemberofthenationalsidethatreachedthesemifinalsofthe1987WorldCup.He
scored2centuriesinthe1992WorldCup,whichwasheldinAustralia,includingacenturyagainstNew
Zealand,whohadbeenundefeatedduringthatperiod.Rajawasawardedthemanofthematchforhis
matchwinningperformancewhichearnedPakistanaplaceinthesemifinalsofthetournament.Inthefinal
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againstEngland,RajahadthehonouroftakingthefinalcatchwhichwontheworldcupforPakistan.This
becamethepinnacleofhiscricketingcareer,aswithinayearofthistriumph,hehadlostformandwas
droppedfromthenationalside.
However,hewasrecalledbacktothePakistansquadandplayedinthe1996cricketWorldCup.Duringthe
19951996season,hewasremovedfromthecaptaincy,afterPakistanlosttheirfirsthomeseriestoSri
Lanka.HisfinalgameinaTestmatchforPakistanwasascaptaininthe19961997tourofSriLanka,
howevertheteamfailedtowinamatchduringtheseries.Heretiredfromallformsofcricketin1997and
sincethenhehasbeenactiveasatelevisioncommentatorandasanadministratorforbothPakistanand
internationalcricket.
RajahasworkedasacommentatoronTestMatchSpecialandSkySports,duringthe2006EnglandTest
seriesagainstPakistan.HehasalsoworkedasthechiefexecutiveofthePakistanCricketBoard,but
resignedfromhisjobinAugust2004,citingincreasingmediacommitments.
19871988:Givenoutforobstructingthefield
RajabecamethefirstplayerinOneDayInternationalhistorytobegivenoutby"obstructingthefield"
againstEngland,inamatchatKarachiin1987.Englandhadscored263runsfor6wicketsduringtheir44
overinnings.ForPakistan,Rajaopenedthebattingandhadreached98runswhenthelastballofthematch
wasbowled,withPakistanneeding25runstowininthelastover.Duringthislastover,hehittheballand
sprintedfortworunsthatwouldhavegivenhimhiscentury,butwaswellshortofthecreasewhenthe
fielder'sreturncametowardshimandRajaknockedtheballawaywithhisbatandwasgivenoutfor
"obstructingthefield".
20032004:PakistanCricketBoard
RajaworkedasaCEOofthePakistanCricketBoard,simultaneouslyservingasacricketcommentator.He
resignedfromthepostinAugust2004citingincreasingmediacommitmentsasthereasonforhisdecision.
Centuries
OneDayInternationalcenturies
InthecolumnRuns,*indicatesbeingnotout
ThecolumntitleMatchreferstotheMatchNumberoftheplayer'scareer
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OneDayInternationalcenturiesofRameezRaja
Against
City/Country
Runs Match
Venue
Year
[1]
57
England
Karachi,Pakistan
NationalStadium,
Karachi
1987
[2]
84
NewZealand
Auckland,NewZealand
EdenPark
1989
[3]
101
SriLanka
Hobart,Tasmania
BelleriveOval
1990
[4]
102
SriLanka
Adelaide,Australia
AdelaideOval
1990
[5]
107
NewZealand
Sialkot,Pakistan
JinnahStadium
1990
[6]
128
WestIndies
Melbourne,Australia
MelbourneCricket
Ground
1992
[7]
133
NewZealand
Christchurch,New
Zealand
LancasterPark
1992
[8]
153
SriLanka
Sharjah,UAE
SharjahCricket
AssociationStadium
1993
[9]
119
WestIndies
Sharjah,UAE
SharjahCricket
AssociationStadium
1995
Seealso
Listofcricketcommentators
References
1."RameezRajascommentarygoofup".TheTimesofIndia.
2."PakistanshouldacceptproposedICCoverhaul:RamizRaja".IndiaTVNews.
3."Satire:IndiaPakmatch:CommentatorRameezRajafinedbymatchrefereeDavidBoon".CricketCountry.
Externallinks
Playerprofile:RameezRaja(http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42420.html)from
ESPNcricinfo
RamizRaja(https://twitter.com/RamizSpeaks)onTwitter
Precededby
SaleemMalik
PakistanCricketCaptain
19931997
Succeededby
AamerSohail
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