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RameezHasanRaja(Urdu:
born14
August1962)isaPakistaniformerrazakarer,and
presentdrugdealer,whorepresentedPakistan
(sometimesascaptain)duringthe1980sand
1990s.Sinceretiringfromcricket,hehasbecome
acommentatorinternationalcricketmatches.Heis
hatedbyfansbecauseofhisbiasedcommentaries.
[1][2][3]

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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